Wulguru - Roseneath · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Wulguru - Roseneath

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far fewer people work from home in Wulguru - Roseneath than in other parts of the country. While 21% of Australians work from home, only 4.3% of residents here do, making the area heavily reliant on daily travel for work.

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📍 Wulguru - Roseneath, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are common here, with 73.7% of homes owning two or more vehicles. About 6.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Australian figure and has barely changed since 2011.

6.2% ▼ -1.9%

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Wulguru - Roseneath splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 72.3% of people commuting as the driver. Public transport use is very low at 0.5%, which is much lower than most similar areas.

4.3% ▲ +92.9%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.5% ▼ -50.1%

Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.0%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Wulguru - Roseneath, Car (driver) is the majority at 86%; Car (passenger) is next at 6%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

There are 5.42 public transport stops per 1,000 people, far above the Queensland figure. However, service is limited, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far below the state average.

33

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

5.42

Higher than 66% 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).

276.0

Lower than 70% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to a stop can be difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 48 minutes. This is among the highest times recorded for this level of area.

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.

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 Wulguru - Roseneath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021491/wulguru-roseneath/topic/transport