3.9% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kambah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kambah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much fewer people in Kambah live without a car compared to the national figure, with only 3.9% of homes having no motor vehicle. This reliance on cars is reflected in the local commute, where 65.8% of workers drive themselves to work. While the area has a fair number of bus stops, getting to the city by public transport takes much longer than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Kambah have at least one car, with 41.5% owning two vehicles. The proportion of households without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kambah, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 10.2% since 2011, though this remains far below the national figure of 21.0%. Public transport use for work is about the same as the national rate, but it is a little below the territory average.
10.2% ▲ +264.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -46.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 here is solely provided by buses, but the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the territory figure. The area has 65 stops, which is more than about 71% of similar areas, yet the transit time to the city is much higher than most.
65
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.15
Lower 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).
723.4
Lower than 53% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,670
Higher than 50% 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).
27,301
Lower than 64% 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).
72
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A drive to the city is quite quick, taking about 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, the 8-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other places.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
14
Lower than 77% 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 Kambah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071082/kambah/topic/transport