1.6% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rockhampton Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rockhampton Surrounds - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero public transport stops are found across Rockhampton Surrounds - West, making it an area where almost everyone relies on a car. Only 1.6% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This high level of car ownership is consistent with the total lack of local transit services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 40% having two vehicles and another 21.8% having three. Very few homes are without a car, and this figure has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rockhampton Surrounds - West, 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.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 61.5% of people being the driver. Only 0.5% use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011, while 14.3% of the workforce now works from home.
14.3% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -63.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 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 routes, stops, or departures in this area. This puts the region far below the Queensland average for service access.
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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031220/rockhampton-surrounds-west/topic/transport