9.1% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Clayton South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Clayton South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in Clayton South now work from home than in previous years, with 21.1% of the workforce doing so. This area is well-connected by public transport, featuring 71 stops and 15 routes, which is among the highest for similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the 7.6% figure for Victoria. For those who do own cars, the most common arrangement is one vehicle per home, at 42.5%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Clayton South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 5.6%, which is among the highest for similar areas and a little above the national figure of 3.1%. Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 21.1% work from home.
21.1% ▲ +870.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% ▼ -55.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 highly accessible here, with 5.31 stops per 1,000 people, a figure that is a little above the state average. This strong access is reflected in 1,429.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, though the trip to the city takes a longer than usual 69 minutes.
71
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.31
Higher than 79% 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).
1,429.3
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).
15
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,381
Higher than 64% 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).
94,784
Higher than 78% 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).
69
Higher than 73% 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 to the city by car is faster than in most similar areas, taking only 23 minutes. Residents also enjoy a short walk to their nearest stop, which typically takes just 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
23
Lower than 80% 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 Clayton South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20570/clayton-south/topic/transport