Rozelle · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Rozelle

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Working from home is the norm for 60.1% of residents in Rozelle, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of home-based work is mirrored by the fact that many households live without a car, while the area's location allows for very quick trips into the city.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 11.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Australian figure of 7.4%. Most households have one vehicle, while 26.9% of homes have two.

11.2% ▼ -4.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Rozelle, 1 vehicle is the majority at 57%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

A huge 60.1% of the workforce works from home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 31.0%. For those who do travel, 18.6% drive as the primary driver, while 2.7% use public transport.

60.1% ▲ +948.7%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 60.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

2.7% ▼ -89.1%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.8%
  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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.

How people get to work

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In Rozelle, Worked at home is the majority at 69%; Car (driver) is next at 21%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is highly accessible with 24 stops and 12 routes, though the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the state average. Weekly departures are far above the state figure, with the city reachable in just 29 minutes by transit.

2.81

Higher than 69% 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).

4,639.4

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).

158,490

Higher than 93% 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).

418,342

Higher than 90% 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).

29

Lower than 93% 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 into the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of only 5 minutes. Residents also have immediate access to transport, with a zero-minute walk to the nearest stop.

0

Lower than 99% 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.

5

Lower than 99% 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 Rozelle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13450/rozelle/topic/transport