1.9% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rockhampton Surrounds - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rockhampton Surrounds - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Rockhampton Surrounds - East owns a car, making it one of the most vehicle-dependent areas compared to similar regions. Very few people use public transport, and the lack of local services means most residents rely on their own cars for every trip.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well equipped, with 42.6% owning two vehicles and another 14.9% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rockhampton Surrounds - East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 65.1% of people. Only 0.5% use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains much lower than most areas. Working from home is less common here than across Australia, at 9.6%.
9.6% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -65.2%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area, which is smaller than about 90% of similar places. This explains why weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure.
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Rockhampton Surrounds - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031218/rockhampton-surrounds-east/topic/transport