3.2% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ropes Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ropes Crossing
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all homes in Ropes Crossing have two motor vehicles, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. While the area has a high number of public transport stops and routes, very few residents actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households get by without a car, with only 3.2% of homes owning no motor vehicle. This is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ropes Crossing, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 30.6% of the workforce doing so—a figure well above the national average. Most other residents drive to work, while only 2.4% use public transport.
30.6% ▲ +1130.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -77.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 is well served by 25 stops and 3 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
25
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.
3.43
Higher than 71% 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).
757.3
Higher than 83% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
38,876
Higher 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is relatively quick with a 38-minute drive. Residents also benefit from a short walk to the nearest transport stop, which typically takes only 5 minutes.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
38
Lower than 69% 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
- 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 Ropes Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13411/ropes-crossing/topic/transport