17.2% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rosebery · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Rosebery
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of the working population in Rosebery works from home, a rate far above the national figure. This strong trend toward remote work is mirrored by a high number of households choosing not to own a car. Most residents enjoy a very short 8-minute drive to the city and quick access to public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 17.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 53.2% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rosebery, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the dominant choice for 46% of residents, which is far above the Australian average of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also a little above the national figure at 4.4%.
46.0% ▲ +2022.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -77.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 2,763.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the state figure. The area has 44 stops and 9 routes, all served by buses, and a transit time to the city that is much lower than most areas.
44
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.25
Higher than 70% 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).
2,763.1
Higher than 96% 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
83,614
Higher than 89% 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).
240,956
Higher than 87% 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).
41
Lower than 79% 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 around is quick, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is only 8 minutes, among the lowest for similar areas.
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.
8
Lower than 97% 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 Rosebery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13419/rosebery/topic/transport