6.5% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rosemeadow · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Rosemeadow
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all working residents in Rosemeadow drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way to get around. While most homes have at least one car, the area has a higher rate of car-free households than most similar places. This reliance on driving is seen across the suburb, despite a high number of local public transport stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, with 37.8% having two and 36.4% having one. About 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Rosemeadow splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 21.1% of residents, a figure about the same as the national average. Only 1.5% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
21.1% ▲ +1536.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -76.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
Rosemeadow has 29 public transport stops and 3 routes, putting it among the largest for these counts at this level. All local public transport is provided by buses, with 1,067.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas.
29
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.
3.62
Higher than 72% 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).
1,067.8
Higher than 87% 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).
22,084
Higher than 50% 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 a nearby stop is quick, with a typical walk of only 5 minutes. The drive time to the city is 44 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas.
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.
44
Lower than 65% 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 Rosemeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13424/rosemeadow/topic/transport