0.3% ▼ -70.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Clarendon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Clarendon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people rely on public transport in Clarendon than in most similar areas. Almost every home here owns a car, with 84.3% of households keeping two or more vehicles. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the long commute times and very limited access to transit services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 0.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the South Australian average of 7.2% and the national figure of 7.4%. This has barely changed since 2011, with most homes owning at least two cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Clarendon, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 4 or more (22%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.0% of people use public transport to get to work, which is lower than most areas and fell since 2011. Meanwhile, the number of people working from home rose 8.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.6%.
16.6% ▲ +102.8%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 only one route and six stops. This is far below the state average for stops per 1,000 people, and weekly departures are much lower than most areas.
6
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.20
Lower than 77% 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).
11.0
Lower than 92% 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).
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
2,729
Lower than 94% 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).
2,729
Lower than 96% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is slow, with a typical 31-minute drive to the city. Walking to the nearest stop takes about 21 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
21
Higher than 80% 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.
31
Higher than 59% 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 Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041075/clarendon/topic/transport