Clinton - New Auckland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Clinton - New Auckland

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

Far fewer people use public transport in Clinton - New Auckland than in most similar areas. The suburb is heavily reliant on cars, with only 3.4% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This strong dependence on driving is reflected in how people get to work and the limited frequency of local transit services.

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📍 Clinton - New Auckland, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households own multiple cars, with 42.8% having two vehicles and 14.5% owning three. Very few homes are without a car, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and remains well below the Australian average.

3.4% —

Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 3.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Clinton - New Auckland, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 72.7% of people being the driver. Only 0.6% use public transport, which is much lower than most areas and fell since 2016, while those working from home (3.6%) are far below the national figure.

3.6% —

Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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

0.6% —

Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Clinton - New Auckland, Car (driver) is the majority at 87%; Car (passenger) is next at 6%.

Public transport access

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

While there are 46 stops across 5 routes, the service is infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much lower than most areas and far below the Queensland figure, with buses being the only available mode.

46

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

3.25

Lower than 66% 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).

147.2

Lower than 78% 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.

The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 2 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas.

2

Lower than 86% 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 Clinton - New Auckland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051533/clinton-new-auckland/topic/transport