2.6% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Two Rocks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Two Rocks
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes lack a car in Two Rocks, where only 2.6% of households are without a motor vehicle. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest rates of carless homes across the region. Most residents rely heavily on private transport for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 40.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 23.1% having three or more. The proportion of homes without a car has barely changed since 2016 and remains well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Two Rocks, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 58.5% of people commuting as a driver. Only 7.0% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%, and public transport use for work fell slightly to 2.7% since 2016.
7.0% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, with 9.42 stops per 1,000 people being far above the state figure. However, the number of people who can reach others via transit within 45 minutes is among the smallest for similar areas.
36
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.42
Higher than 87% 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).
2,005.2
Higher than 84% 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).
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
3,822
Lower than 92% 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).
3,822
Lower than 94% 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.
Getting around on foot is less convenient than in most areas, with a typical 10-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas, taking about 44 minutes.
10
Higher than 71% 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.
44
Higher than 71% 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 Two Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031257/two-rocks/topic/transport