1.6% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Forty-one per cent of workers in Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a shift toward flexible work in a region where cars are essential and the trip to the city is long. Most homes here own multiple vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households get by without a car, with only 1.6% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and has barely changed since 2011. Most homes own two vehicles, while 12% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged since 2011, rising 35 points to 41.3%. Meanwhile, the number of people using public transport to get to work fell to 1.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%.
41.3% ▲ +562.5%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -68.0%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
The area has 380 public transport stops and 34 routes, meaning it has far more weekly departures per 1,000 people than the state average. Buses are the primary mode, making up 97.9% of these services.
380
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.70
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,336.4
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
34
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city takes about 40 minutes, which is longer than for most areas. Despite the high number of stops, the walk to the nearest one takes 18 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
18
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
40
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- 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 Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11504/rouse-hill-mcgraths-hill/topic/transport