5.6% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rivett · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rivett
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 60% of workers in Rivett rely on driving themselves to get to work. This is a car-dependent area where most homes own at least one vehicle, although a growing number of people now work from home. While it has a very short drive to the city, public transport use remains low.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 78% of households here have two or more motor vehicles. The number of homes without a car has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 5.6%, which is about the same as the territory average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Rivett splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply since 2011 to reach 12.3%, though this is still well below the national figure. Only 3.3% of people use public transport for their commute, a figure that has fallen slightly over the last decade.
12.3% ▲ +391.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
Rivett has a high number of stops per person compared to most areas, but only three bus routes serve the suburb. Weekly departures are well below the territory average, and the area has no train or light rail access.
21
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.26
Higher than 76% 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).
1,007.5
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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,412
Lower than 77% 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).
29,824
Lower than 61% 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).
54
Lower than 58% 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.
Getting to the city is quick, with a typical drive time of just 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Walking to the nearest transport stop is also easy, taking only 2 minutes for most.
2
Lower than 86% 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 Rivett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081095/rivett/topic/transport