14.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kogarah - Rockdale · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Kogarah - Rockdale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Roughly 34% of workers in Kogarah - Rockdale now work from home, a huge increase from just 2.5% in 2011. This shift toward remote work is far above the national figure and marks a major change in how the local workforce operates. While many rely on cars, a significant number of households live without a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This level of car-free living has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kogarah - Rockdale, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way people get to work at 34.2%, followed by driving. While 7.8% of people use public transport—a figure well above the national average—this has fallen 13 points since 2011.
34.2% ▲ +1274.7%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.8% ▼ -62.6%
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 649 public transport stops, which is more than about 86% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are about the same as the state average, with buses making up the vast majority of services.
649
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.45
Higher than 50% 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).
1,318.7
Higher than 68% 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).
30
Higher than 54% 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 is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 18 minutes. Most people also have a short walk of about 4 minutes to reach their nearest transport stop.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
18
Lower than 69% 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 Kogarah - Rockdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11904/kogarah-rockdale/topic/transport