17.3% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rosebery - Beaconsfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rosebery - Beaconsfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Rosebery - Beaconsfield stands out among similar areas for its high number of car-free households and a huge proportion of remote workers. Nearly half of the working population avoids a traditional commute by working from home, while 17.3% of homes have no motor vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Far more homes here lack a motor vehicle compared to the state average of 9.2%. Most households have just one car, with 54.7% fitting this description, while only 4.2% have three vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rosebery - Beaconsfield, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; 2 vehicles is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 48.8% of people doing so—far above the national figure of 21%. Those who do travel for work use public transport more than most areas, at 4.6% of the workforce.
48.8% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are far above the New South Wales figure, and 75,711 people can reach the area within 30 minutes by transit. However, there are fewer stops per 1,000 people than in most similar areas.
38
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.09
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,529.9
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
75,711
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
270,735
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
39
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
The area is very close to the city, with a typical drive time of just 8 minutes. Residents also have quick access to transit, with a short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
8
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Rosebery - Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031643/rosebery-beaconsfield/topic/transport