2.4% ▲ —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cliftleigh · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cliftleigh
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Half of all homes in Cliftleigh have two motor vehicles, reflecting a strong reliance on cars for daily travel. Only 2.4% of households lack a vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area heavily car-dependent for both local trips and commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 50.1% having two vehicles and 15.6% owning three. Only 2.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, a rate well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cliftleigh, 2 vehicles is the majority at 50%; 1 vehicle is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 64% of people as the main driver. Working from home is less common here than in the rest of the country, at 13.8% compared to the Australian figure of 21%.
13.8% ▲ +70.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▲ —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
The area has 7 public transport stops and 2 bus routes, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
7
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.03
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
427.9
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A typical trip to the city takes 100 minutes, which is longer than most areas. The walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 8 minutes.
8
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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.
100
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Cliftleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10931/cliftleigh/topic/transport