7.1% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Clarinda · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Clarinda
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars defines daily travel in Clarinda, where over half of the workforce drives to work. While the area has many public transport stops and routes, the long transit time to the city makes driving the more practical choice for most residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 37.1% having two vehicles. About 7.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Clarinda splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 53.6% of residents. Working from home is also common at 22.8%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure.
22.8% ▲ +1092.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -66.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
Clarinda has a high number of public transport stops and routes, and weekly departures are a little above the Victorian figure. However, the 87-minute transit time to the city is among the highest for similar areas.
33
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.
4.43
Higher than 75% 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).
1,564.8
Higher than 89% 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).
8
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
20,670
Lower than 51% 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).
87
Higher than 99% 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.
The drive time to the city is 25 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. It typically takes about 10 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop.
10
Lower than 54% 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.
25
Lower than 79% 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 Clarinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20566/clarinda/topic/transport