17.8% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rhodes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rhodes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in Rhodes work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift towards remote work is reflected in the area's low reliance on cars, with nearly 18% of homes owning no motor vehicle. It is a highly connected pocket where residents can reach the city quickly by car or public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Far more homes in Rhodes have no motor vehicle compared to the rest of Australia, where the figure is only 7.4%. Most households that do own a car have just one vehicle, which is the case for 63.4% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rhodes, 1 vehicle is the majority at 63%; No vehicle is next at 18%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 51.5% of people doing so—far above the 21% national figure. Those who do travel are more likely to use public transport than people in most other areas, with 8.4% making that choice.
51.5% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.4% —
Higher than 94% 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.
Public transport is highly efficient, with a typical trip to the city taking only 44 minutes. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, weekly departures are a little above the New South Wales average.
26
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.27
Lower than 77% 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).
1,505.5
Higher than 73% 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).
99,896
Higher than 89% 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).
538,857
Higher than 92% 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).
44
Lower than 76% 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 around is convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only one minute. The drive time to the city is 16 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
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.
16
Lower than 71% 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 Rhodes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120011673/rhodes/topic/transport