12.5% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rockhampton City · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rockhampton City
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Rockhampton City lack a motor vehicle compared to the rest of the country, with 12.5% of households without one. While this figure has fallen since 2011, it remains well above the national rate of 7.4%. This reliance on private transport is reflected in the very low number of people using public transit for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households do own a car, with 44.8% having one vehicle and 29.6% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rockhampton City, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.7% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home is also rare here, at just 4.5%, far below the Australian average of 21%.
4.5% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -53.1%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 access is very limited, with no recorded routes or stops in the area. This puts Rockhampton City far below the Queensland average for stops and departures per 1,000 people.
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 City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031217/rockhampton-city/topic/transport