0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rosebank · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Rosebank
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Rosebank now owns a car, reflecting a shift toward high vehicle reliance since 2011. The area is heavily dependent on private transport, with 36.9% of workers operating from home, a figure far above the national rate of 21%. This creates a community where most people avoid traditional commutes entirely.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is universal here, with 0.0% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households are well-equipped, as 39.5% have two vehicles and another 24.5% own three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rosebank, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 1 vehicle (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 36.9%, which is far above the Australian average. While 41.5% of people drive to work, no one in the area uses public transport to get to their job.
36.9% ▲ +129.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Public transport is nonexistent in Rosebank, with zero routes and stops available. This leaves the area far below the New South Wales average for transport departures per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower 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).
0.0
Lower 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 a transport stop is a significant challenge, with the walk to the nearest one taking about 76 minutes. This is among the highest walk times for areas of this type.
76
Higher than 94% 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.
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).
More for Rosebank
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Rosebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13415/rosebank/topic/transport