6.2% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Clarinda - Oakleigh South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Clarinda - Oakleigh South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Clarinda - Oakleigh South, rising 22 points since 2011 to reach 24%. This shift is part of a broader change in how people move, with public transport use for commuting falling from 7.1% to 2.7% over the same period.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 39% owning two vehicles. Only 6.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Clarinda - Oakleigh South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 24% work from home, which is a little above the national figure. Only 2.7% use public transport for their commute, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
24.0% ▲ +913.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -62.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
Buses are the only public transport mode here, and there are 56 stops across 12 routes. While weekly departures are well above the Victorian average, it takes longer than most areas to reach the city by transit.
56
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.85
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,693.5
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
32,722
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
122,927
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
65
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Walking to the nearest stop takes just 1 minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 21 minutes, which is around the middle for similar places.
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
21
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Clarinda - Oakleigh South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041309/clarinda-oakleigh-south/topic/transport