2.8% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Calga - Kulnura · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Calga - Kulnura
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Forty per cent of people in Calga - Kulnura drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars in this large area. Only 2.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This highlights a landscape where private transport is essential for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 19.2% having four or more. The number of homes without a vehicle has fallen to 2.8%, which is much lower than the typical Australian area.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Calga - Kulnura, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 34%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 31.4%, a figure far above the national average. Conversely, only 0.6% of workers use public transport, which is much lower than in most other areas.
31.4% ▲ +85.8%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -63.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
While there are 86 public transport stops—more than about 84% of similar areas—actual service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and very few people can reach other areas within 45 minutes by transit.
86
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
18.24
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
554.7
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
4,716
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
4,716
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around on foot or by transit is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 22 minutes. It also takes much longer than most areas to drive to the city, with a typical trip taking 65 minutes.
22
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
65
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Calga - Kulnura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011030/calga-kulnura/topic/transport