4.5% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Claremont · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Claremont
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of the working population in Mount Claremont drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. While most homes have at least one vehicle, the area stands out for its excellent public transport infrastructure and short travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 43.4% having two vehicles. Only 4.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mount Claremont, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 7.4%, which is well above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. Meanwhile, 14.4% of people work from home, a rate well above the state average but well below the national one.
14.4% ▲ +124.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.4% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
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.
The area is very well served with 43 public transport stops and 8.6 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most areas. While all transit routes are buses, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level.
43
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.60
Higher than 87% 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).
1,484.9
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).
2
Higher than 75% 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).
35,396
Higher than 59% 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).
48
Lower than 68% 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 is quick, with a drive time of just 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical walk of only 5 minutes to the nearest stop.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
13
Lower than 91% 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 Mount Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51008/mount-claremont/topic/transport