1.2% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Roleystone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Roleystone
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A tiny 1.2% of Roleystone homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area one of the least likely places in the region to be without a car. Most residents rely on their own vehicles to get around and reach work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 41.7% of homes owning two vehicles and another 16.4% having four or more. This high level of ownership is consistent with the fact that very few households are without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Roleystone, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 65% of people. While 9.4% of the workforce now works from home, an increase since 2011, only 2.2% use public transport to commute.
9.4% ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 public transport option, but departures are far below the state figure. Only 7,243 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit, which is smaller than about 89% of similar areas.
41
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.66
Higher than 69% 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).
543.4
Lower than 60% 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).
7,243
Lower than 82% 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).
7,243
Lower than 89% 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 without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop can take up to 60 minutes. This is among the highest times for this level of area, and the drive to the city typically takes 32 minutes.
60
Higher than 95% 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.
32
Higher than 60% 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 Roleystone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011116/roleystone/topic/transport