7.6% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Roselands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Roselands
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Driving is the most common way to get around Roselands, with 37.6% of workers using a car as the driver. This area has seen a massive shift in how people work, as the number of residents working from home surged from 2.3% in 2011 to 32.9% in 2021.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and 7.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most similar areas, though the figure has fallen 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Roselands splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 32.9% of people doing so—a figure far above the national average of 21%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell from 10.9% in 2011 to 2.1%.
32.9% ▲ +1358.3%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -80.5%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
Roselands is well-connected with 90 public transport stops and 11 routes, which is more than most similar areas. While it has a high number of bus stops and departures compared to the state, the trip to the city takes 63 minutes, which is longer than in most areas.
90
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.17
Higher than 75% 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).
1,618.6
Higher than 76% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
53,410
Higher than 86% 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).
221,454
Higher than 86% 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).
63
Higher than 59% 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 to a nearby stop is quick, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes. This is lower than most areas, and the drive time to the city is also lower than most areas at 18 minutes.
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.
18
Lower than 66% 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).
More for Roselands
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Roselands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021367/roselands/topic/transport