6.6% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Claremont · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Claremont
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Claremont drive themselves to work, though it is one of the most connected areas in the region. With a very high number of public transport stops and routes, the area offers a fast 11-minute drive or 30-minute transit trip to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure. Most households own one or two cars, with 45.3% having a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Claremont, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level, at 10.5%, which is well above the state and national figures. While 13.1% of people work from home, this is lower than most areas.
13.1% ▲ +117.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.5% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 a huge amount of transit access, with 6.27 stops per 1,000 people and 2,977.3 weekly departures, far above the state average. This high level of service means over 132,000 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
58
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.
6.27
Higher than 83% 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).
2,977.3
Higher than 97% 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).
17
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
45,711
Higher than 86% 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).
132,700
Higher than 86% 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).
30
Lower than 92% 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 around is very efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas.
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.
11
Lower than 94% 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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50296/claremont/topic/transport