5.1% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Clare · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Clare
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars since 2011 marks a shift in how people move around Clare. Almost every household now owns a vehicle, with about 41% owning two, making the area heavily reliant on private driving for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 5.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when the figure was 6.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Clare, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.4%, while 68.6% drive themselves. Working from home is also far below the Australian figure, with only 6.8% of people doing so.
6.8% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -43.3%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 here, with only 3 stops and 7 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the South Australian figure.
3
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.73
Lower than 92% 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).
5.9
Lower than 96% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around on foot or by bus is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes much longer than in most areas. The drive time to the city is also much higher than in most areas, taking 99 minutes.
41
Higher than 90% 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.
99
Higher than 88% 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Clare
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021116/clare/topic/transport