5.3% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kalgoorlie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kalgoorlie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Kalgoorlie than in the rest of the country, with only 2.8% doing so. Most residents rely on private cars to get around, reflecting a landscape where public transport options are limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 38.4% having two vehicles and 15.8% owning three. About 5.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kalgoorlie, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the main way to get to work, used by 76.5% of people as either a driver or passenger. Public transport use is low at 2.4% and has fallen since 2016, while working from home remains far below the national figure.
2.8% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 59 public transport stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian average. Almost all of these services are buses.
59
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.47
Higher than 52% 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).
298.3
Lower than 70% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest single public transport stop takes longer than in most similar areas, with a typical walk of 7 minutes.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
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)).
- 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 Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031279/kalgoorlie/topic/transport