8.0% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rothwell - Kippa-Ring · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has risen by 6.9 percentage points since 2011 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring, though it remains far below the national figure. Most residents rely on cars, but the area is well served by a large number of public transport routes and frequent services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure. Most households keep one or two cars, with 40.7% having one and 33.7% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rothwell - Kippa-Ring, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Far fewer people work from home here than in the rest of Australia, with only 9.7% doing so. Driving is the main way to get to work, as 62.6% of people are the driver of a car.
9.7% ▲ +245.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
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.
The area has 25 public transport routes and 65 stops, which is more than many similar places. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Queensland figure, with buses making up 94.1% of the services.
65
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.74
Lower than 59% 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).
1,205.6
Higher than 64% 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).
25
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
17,385
Higher 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).
17,385
Lower than 74% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes about 30 minutes by car. Residents generally have a short walk to the nearest transport stop, taking around 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
30
Higher than 58% 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 Rothwell - Kippa-Ring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051380/rothwell-kippa-ring/topic/transport