8.0% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of working residents in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift is part of a major trend in the area, where remote work has jumped 42 points since 2011. While public transport infrastructure is extensive, the local workforce relies heavily on home offices or private cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though 8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas. The most common setups are two cars (37.5%) or one car (36.8%), and this level of vehicle ownership has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the dominant choice for 51.5% of the workforce, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 31%. In contrast, the share of people commuting by public transport has fallen sharply from 10.6% in 2011 to just 2% in 2021.
51.5% ▲ +451.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -80.8%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 by transport, with 101 stops—more than 90% of similar areas—and weekly departures per person that are far above the state average. All of these public transport options are buses.
101
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.47
Higher than 86% 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).
4,319.4
Higher than 89% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,046
Higher than 68% 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).
68,138
Higher than 61% 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).
53
Lower than 60% 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.
Getting into the city is quick, with a typical drive time of only 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Local access is also convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop takes just one minute.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011346/rose-bay-vaucluse-watsons-bay/topic/transport