Clearview · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Clearview

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Public transport use has remained steady in Clearview, with 4.9% of workers commuting by bus, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While most residents rely on cars, the suburb is well-served by nine different public transport routes.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 9.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is one or two vehicles per household.

9.3% ▼ -25.2%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Clearview splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work for 67.3% of residents. Very few people work from home here, with only 8.0% doing so, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.

8.0% ▲ +338.8%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

4.9% ▼ -28.8%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 4.9%

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.

How people get to work

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In Clearview, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 9%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has nine public transport stops, which is more than about 81% of similar places. While the number of weekly departures is much higher than most areas, the service relies entirely on buses.

2.11

Higher than 66% 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).

654.5

Higher than 81% 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).

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).

82,034

Higher than 75% 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).

56

Lower than 53% 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.

It is a quick trip to the city from Clearview, with a drive time of just 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest 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.

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 Clearview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40266/clearview/topic/transport