1.1% ▼ -47.0%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Romsey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Romsey
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in Romsey drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. With very few homes without a vehicle and a long drive to the city, the area relies heavily on private transport. This is mirrored by a very low number of people using public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 63.2% of homes owning three or more vehicles. Only 1.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Romsey, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become more common, rising 15 points since 2011 to reach 22.2%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.4%, which is much lower than most other areas.
22.2% ▲ +216.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -76.9%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 options are limited, with only 1.86 stops per 1,000 people, a figure far below the state average of 4.41. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also much lower than most areas.
20
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.86
Lower than 80% 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).
152.5
Lower than 78% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,765
Lower 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).
10,765
Lower than 83% 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 around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 40 minutes. The drive time to the city is 57 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
40
Higher than 89% 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.
57
Higher than 76% 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 Romsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210021235/romsey/topic/transport