1.4% ▼ -44.9%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rockhampton Surrounds - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rockhampton Surrounds - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge gap exists between the transport options here and the rest of the state, with Rockhampton Surrounds - North having no public transport stops or routes. This makes private cars essential, as only 1.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes are well-equipped for travel, with 40.4% owning two vehicles and 17.6% owning four or more. The proportion of households without a car has fallen to 1.4%, which is well below the 7.4% national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rockhampton Surrounds - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Private cars are the primary way to get to work for 57.3% of residents. Working from home has risen to 15.5% since 2011, while those using public transport sit at just 0.7%, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures.
15.5% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 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.
There are no public transport routes or stops in the area. Consequently, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 0.0, which is far below the Queensland figure of 720.7.
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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031219/rockhampton-surrounds-north/topic/transport