22
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
Rookwood · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Rookwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 7,300 public transport stops per 1,000 people make Rookwood stand out far above the New South Wales figure. While the area has an exceptional number of stops and routes, it takes much longer to reach the city by transit than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is No vehicle at 0%, ahead of 1 vehicle (0%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The most common how people get to work is Walked at 75%, ahead of Car (driver) (0%).
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 22 public transport stops and 3 routes, which is more than most similar places. Despite these high numbers and a huge number of weekly departures, only buses are used here and it takes 74 minutes to reach the city.
7,333.33
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,024,333.3
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
9,256
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality 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).
74
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality 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 by car is quick, taking only 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to their nearest stop, typically taking just 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality 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.
17
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality 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
- 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 Rookwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13409/rookwood/topic/transport