3.6% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rosewood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rosewood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Rosewood relies on a car to get around, with only 3.6% of households having no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is clear in the daily commute and the limited reach of local public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 35.8% having two and 15.9% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle has fallen to 3.6%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rosewood, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while only 1.4% of people use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Those working from home rose to 11.7%, though this remains well below the Australian average of 21.0%.
11.7% ▲ +142.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 limited, with only 1.62 stops per 1,000 people, far below the Queensland figure of 2.99. This is mirrored in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which are far below the state average.
23
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.62
Lower than 83% 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).
184.6
Lower than 76% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,217
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
14,217
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Reaching the city takes a typical 46 minutes by car, which is higher than most areas. Getting to the nearest transport stop is also more difficult here, with a 28-minute walk that is much higher than in most other places.
28
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
46
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Rosewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021282/rosewood/topic/transport