Clifton Beach - Kewarra Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Clifton Beach - Kewarra Beach

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

Over half of working residents in Clifton Beach - Kewarra Beach drive themselves to work, highlighting a strong reliance on cars. Most homes here own at least one vehicle, and very few households get by without one. This creates a pattern where private transport is the primary way people move around the area.

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📍 Clifton Beach - Kewarra Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 2.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a decrease from 2011, and now 41.2% of households own two vehicles.

2.6% ▼ -33.3%

Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 2.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Clifton Beach - Kewarra Beach splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has risen to 15% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure. Very few people use public transport for their commute, with just 0.9% doing so, which is lower than most similar areas.

15.0% ▲ +182.7%

Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 15.0%

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

0.9% ▼ -58.2%

Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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.

How people get to work

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In Clifton Beach - Kewarra Beach, Car (driver) is the majority at 71%; Worked at home is next at 19%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is provided entirely by buses, with 44 stops across three routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is about the same as the Queensland figure.

44

Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

3.73

Lower than 59% 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).

721.3

Lower than 53% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the nearest stop is a challenge in this area, as the typical 18-minute walk is much higher than in most other areas.

18

Higher than 78% 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.

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 Clifton Beach - Kewarra Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011139/clifton-beach-kewarra-beach/topic/transport