9.0% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Clayfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Clayfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A quick eight-minute drive to the city makes Clayfield a highly accessible hub for commuters. While most residents rely on cars, the area stands out for its exceptional public transport connections and a growing number of people working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Half of all households own a single vehicle, while 30.5% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Clayfield, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 23.6%, a figure well above the national average. Public transport use for work is also among the highest for similar areas at 9.9%, though this is down from 19% in 2011.
23.6% ▲ +461.9%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.9% ▼ -48.2%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
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.
Clayfield is very well connected, with 102 public transport routes and weekly departures per 1,000 people that are far above the state figure. It is also much easier to reach the city by transit here than in most other areas.
51
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.74
Higher than 57% 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).
1,564.2
Higher than 75% 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).
102
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
49,869
Higher than 86% 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).
134,504
Higher than 77% 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).
41
Lower than 80% 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.
Daily travel is convenient, with the typical walk to the nearest transport stop taking just one minute. The short drive time to the city is also much lower than in most other areas.
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.
8
Lower than 93% 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 Clayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031122/clayfield/topic/transport