Kambalda East · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Kambalda East

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A massive gap in working-from-home rates defines the transport landscape in Kambalda East (L). Only 2.3% of workers do so, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%. Most residents here rely on private cars for their daily travel.

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📍 Kambalda East, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership has surged here, with the share of homes without a vehicle falling 32 points since 2011 to just 3.2%. Now, 68.8% of households own either one or two motor vehicles.

3.2% ▼ -91.1%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 35.6%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 3.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Kambalda East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, with 66.7% as the sole driver and 6.9% as a passenger. Public transport use is among the highest for its area at 4.2%, while working from home is very rare at 2.3%.

2.3% ▲ +3.9%

Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 2.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

4.2% ▲ +111.7%

Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 4.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In Kambalda East, Car (driver) is the majority at 82%; Car (passenger) is next at 8%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Kambalda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521027/kambalda-east/topic/transport