2.8% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kalamunda · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Kalamunda
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very high levels of public transport access define Kalamunda compared to similar areas, though most residents still rely on cars. Only 2.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. While transport stops are plentiful, the typical walk to the nearest one takes 19 minutes, which is much longer than in most areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 40.9% of homes owning two vehicles and another 11.6% having four or more. Very few households get by without a car, and this 2.8% share is much lower than most areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kalamunda, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 67.5% as the driver. Working from home is much less common here than in other areas, at 7.4%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
7.4% ▲ +78.2%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 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.
Kalamunda has 7.45 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 5.48. Almost all of this network is based on buses, which account for 98.8% of the public transport mode.
438
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.45
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,502.5
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
17
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical drive time to the city is 24 minutes. Despite the high number of stops, the 19-minute walk to the nearest one is much higher than in most areas.
19
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
24
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Kalamunda
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Kalamunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50605/kalamunda/topic/transport