2.1% ▼ -43.6%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rosedale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rosedale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.1% of Rosedale homes lack a motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This high reliance on cars reflects a rural setting where public transport is very limited and the trip to the city takes over two hours.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home in Rosedale has a car, with 37.7% owning two and 18.1% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rosedale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60.3% of people, while 16.3% work from home. Only 0.5% of the workforce uses public transport, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
16.3% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Public transport is sparse, with only 7 stops and 1.42 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also much lower than in most areas.
7
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.42
Lower than 84% 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).
37.9
Lower than 85% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The area is quite isolated, with a drive time to the city of 124 minutes. For those without a car, the walk to the nearest transport stop takes 54 minutes, which is among the highest for areas of this type.
54
Higher than 94% 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.
124
Higher 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Rosedale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Rosedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051102/rosedale/topic/transport