9.2% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
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.
A higher-than-usual 9.2% of homes in Claremont do not own a car, which is well above the state figure. This reliance on other options is supported by a strong public transport network, featuring one of the largest numbers of bus stops and routes for an area of this size.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 10% of households have no motor vehicle, a rate much higher than most areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, used by 39.7% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Claremont, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 4.4% of people doing so. While most people drive to work, the 3.4% who use public transport is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.4% ▲ +137.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
Public transport is a major feature of the area, with 8.34 stops per 1,000 people and 14 different bus routes. This is well above the Tasmanian figure, and weekly departures are also much higher than the state average.
70
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.
8.34
Higher than 86% 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).
1,155.8
Higher than 87% 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).
14
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,397
Higher than 56% 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).
8,397
Lower than 61% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The area is well connected to the city, with a drive time of just 16 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. It typically takes about 14 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop.
14
Higher than 51% 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.
16
Lower than 87% 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/SAL60113/claremont/topic/transport