6.6% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coolgardie · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Coolgardie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap exists between Coolgardie and the rest of the country when it comes to working from home, with only 1.4% of residents doing so. This is far below the national figure of 21%. Most people here rely on their own cars to get around and reach their workplaces.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.6% of homes in Coolgardie have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do have cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle for 32.6% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Coolgardie splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (33%) and 2 vehicles (31%), with 3 vehicles at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 70% of people, while 10.3% walk. Only 1.4% use public transport, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average of 4.7%.
1.4% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
The area has two public transport routes and two stops, which are both more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.59
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
7.8
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes much longer than most areas to reach public transport, with a typical walk of 22 minutes to the nearest stop.
22
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality 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 Coolgardie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50327/coolgardie/topic/transport