3.0% —
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Diddillibah - Rosemount · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Diddillibah - Rosemount
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A reliance on private cars defines daily life in Diddillibah - Rosemount, where only 3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, reflecting an area where owning a car is almost essential for getting around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 34.8% owning two and 18.2% owning three. The number of homes without a vehicle is lower than most areas, though it rose slightly to 3% since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Diddillibah - Rosemount, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 35%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.7%, which is much lower than most similar areas. Working from home is more common here than in the state average, with 16.1% of workers doing so.
16.1% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 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.
Public transport is limited, with only two routes and seven stops serving the area. This is far below the Queensland average for stops and departures per 1,000 people.
7
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.59
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).
262.8
Lower than 71% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Reaching the city involves a long drive of about 70 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. Walking to the nearest stop can take up to 48 minutes, one of the longest times for this level.
48
Higher than 92% 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.
70
Higher than 80% 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)).
- 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 Diddillibah - Rosemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316071546/diddillibah-rosemount/topic/transport