6.4% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly a quarter of working residents in Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine now work from home, a massive jump from just 2.2% in 2011. While the area has a high number of transport stops, the reliance on cars remains strong and the commute to the city is among the longest for similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, with 36.5% having two vehicles. Only 6.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 24.7%, which is well above the national figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, and this fell 5.9 points since 2011 to just 1.5%.
24.7% ▲ +1045.3%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -79.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 has 107 public transport stops, among the largest number for its level, and 11 different routes. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure, and almost all services are buses.
107
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.
5.06
Higher than 61% 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).
1,012.7
Higher than 58% 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).
21,155
Higher than 64% 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).
21,155
Lower than 70% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city takes a long time, with a typical drive time of 221 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
221
Higher than 99% 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 Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021444/rosemeadow-glen-alpine/topic/transport