7.9% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rostrevor - Magill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rostrevor - Magill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 12 minutes is all it takes to drive from Rostrevor - Magill to the city, making it much faster to reach the centre than for most other areas. This easy access is supported by a strong network of buses and a high rate of car ownership.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, while 7.9% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is about the same as the state and national levels, though it has fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Rostrevor - Magill splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is 6.8%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. While working from home rose to 11.1% since 2011, this remains well below the Australian average of 21.0%.
11.1% ▲ +265.9%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.8% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
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.
Rostrevor - Magill is well connected with 17 bus routes and 95 stops, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. This helps 37,090 people remain reachable within a 30-minute transit trip.
95
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.96
Lower than 55% 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).
1,262.1
Higher than 66% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
37,090
Higher than 80% 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).
98,207
Higher than 71% 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).
56
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Living here means a short 5-minute walk to the nearest transit stop on average. As noted, the area is exceptionally close to the city, with a typical drive time of only 12 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Rostrevor - Magill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401041016/rostrevor-magill/topic/transport