7.1% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Clovelly · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Clovelly
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of working residents in Clovelly work from home, a rate far above the national figure. This coastal area stands out for its exceptional connectivity, with much lower travel times to the city and very high public transport access compared to most similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Nearly half of all households rely on a single car, while 35.9% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Clovelly, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and No vehicle (7%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 55.6% of residents doing so—far above the 21% national figure. Others mostly rely on cars, with 23.9% driving to work.
55.6% ▲ +684.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -87.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 options are extensive, with 25 stops and 5 routes, which is more than 90% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, though all services are buses.
25
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.12
Higher than 78% 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).
3,150.8
Higher than 98% 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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
90,848
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality 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).
185,607
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality 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).
43
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is quick, with a drive time of just 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest stop, typically just 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
12
Lower than 92% 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)).
- 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 Clovelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10937/clovelly/topic/transport