7.3% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rockhampton - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rockhampton - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars since 2011 defines the changing transport landscape in Rockhampton - West. While car ownership has grown, the area remains heavily dependent on private vehicles for travel. This is underscored by a total absence of local public transport infrastructure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Queensland figure. However, this is down 2.4 percentage points from 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rockhampton - West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Reliance on cars is high, with only 1.0% of people using public transport to get to work. This is a little below the state and national figures, while the 3.7% who work from home is far below the Queensland and Australian averages.
3.7% ▲ +71.5%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 non-existent here, with no stops or routes recorded. This leaves the area with zero weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far below the Queensland average.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Rockhampton - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031216/rockhampton-west/topic/transport