4.3% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rochester · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rochester
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Two-thirds of workers in Rochester drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. Very few people here rely on public transport, and the area has a much lower rate of working from home compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 36.1% owning two and 11.1% owning four or more. Only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Rochester splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here at 10.8%, a rate far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Only 0.2% of residents use public transport to get to work, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
10.8% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -63.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
While Rochester has more stops per 1,000 people than the state average, the actual service is sparse. Weekly departures per person are far below the Victorian figure, with buses making up 77.7% of the available options.
23
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.73
Higher than 70% 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).
46.8
Lower than 84% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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.
Getting around is challenging for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 53 minutes. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for similar areas at 129 minutes.
53
Higher 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.
129
Higher than 94% 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 Rochester
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Rochester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011409/rochester/topic/transport