Kiwirrkurra · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Kiwirrkurra

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

Half of the working population in Kiwirrkurra drive themselves to work, but the area is defined by a sharp rise in households without cars. Nearly half of all homes now have no motor vehicle, a figure that has climbed significantly since 2011.

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📍 Kiwirrkurra, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost half of all homes (48.5%) have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. This is one of the highest rates for this level of area and has risen by 38 points since 2011.

48.5% ▲ +358.7%

Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 48.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Kiwirrkurra, No vehicle is the majority at 55%; 1 vehicle is next at 45%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is a common way to get to work for 46.2% of residents. No one in the area uses public transport or works from home, which is well below both the state and national figures.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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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Kiwirrkurra splits fairly evenly between Car (driver) (45%) and Walked (41%), with Car (passenger) at 14%.

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 Kiwirrkurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522034/kiwirrkurra/topic/transport