3.8% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kalgoorlie - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kalgoorlie - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most people in Kalgoorlie - North rely on their own cars to get around. Very few residents work from home, with only 2.1% doing so, making it one of the lowest rates in the country. This heavy dependence on vehicles is mirrored by the fact that almost every home owns at least one car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own multiple vehicles, with 43.2% owning two and 15.2% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kalgoorlie - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is dominated by driving, with 73.7% of people as the driver and 6.7% as a passenger. Only 2.0% of workers use public transport, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2016.
2.1% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Public transport is mostly buses, but services are limited. With 298 weekly departures per 1,000 people, the area is far below the Western Australian figure of 1,623.
42
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.82
Higher than 58% 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).
298.0
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).
4
Lower than 71% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes about 9 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
9
Higher than 68% 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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031280/kalgoorlie-north/topic/transport