6.0% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman than across the rest of the country. While most residents rely on cars, a small but significant number use public transport for their daily commute. This transport profile reflects a regional area where remote work is very rare.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 34.1% having two vehicles and 15.3% having three. About 6.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is a little below the national rate.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very uncommon here, at just 2.5%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Meanwhile, 5.6% of people use public transport to get to work, which is much higher than most similar areas.
2.5% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
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.
Public transport is limited, with only 4 routes and 18 stops serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 18.0, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 1,623.0.
18
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.10
Lower than 53% 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).
18.0
Lower than 87% 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).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031282/kambalda-coolgardie-norseman/topic/transport