8.1% ▼ -34.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rokeby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rokeby
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 67% of workers in Rokeby drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes have one or two cars, a small number of households live without any vehicle. The area is well served by bus stops, though travel times to the city remain quite long.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of homes in Rokeby have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 12.3% of homes lived without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Rokeby splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Five per cent of people use public transport to get to work, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, only 5% work from home, a figure that is far below the national average.
5.0% ▲ +278.9%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.0% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
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.
Rokeby has a high number of bus stops and weekly departures compared to the state average. However, it takes 89 minutes to reach the city by transit, which is among the highest travel times for similar areas.
74
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.40
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).
1,009.3
Higher than 58% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,874
Lower 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).
7,874
Lower than 88% 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).
89
Higher than 99% 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.
The drive time to the city is just 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. It is also quicker than usual to reach the nearest transport stop, with a typical walk of 3 minutes.
3
Lower 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.
13
Lower 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)).
- 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 Rokeby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021011/rokeby/topic/transport