3.6% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Clare and Gilbert Valleys · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Clare and Gilbert Valleys
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households are without a car in Clare and Gilbert Valleys than in 2011, reflecting a heavy reliance on private vehicles. Only 3.6% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 39.8% owning two and 15.4% owning three. This level of car ownership is higher than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Clare and Gilbert Valleys, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The typical commute is almost entirely by car, as only 0.4% of people use public transport—a figure well below the state average. Working from home is more common here than in South Australia, though it remains well below the national figure at 11.4%.
11.4% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Public transport is very limited, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far below the South Australian average. All available services are buses, with no trains or trams in the area.
29
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.16
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
20.2
Lower than 61% of council (lga) 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).
11
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 109 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
109
Higher than 78% of council (lga) 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Clare and Gilbert Valleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41140/clare-and-gilbert-valleys/topic/transport