8.2% ▲ +62.7%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Karoonda · Urban Centre
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most people in Karoonda rely on their own cars to get around. While 62% of workers drive themselves to a job, the area has seen a rise in homes without any motor vehicle, which now ever-so-slightly exceeds the state figure.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and has risen since 2011. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is two vehicles per household at 34.9%.
8.2% ▲ +62.7%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Karoonda splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, while public transport use is non-existent. Only 3% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure and much lower than in most other areas.
3.0% ▲ —
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422025/karoonda/topic/transport