Rheola · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Rheola

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

Nearly every home in Rheola has a motor vehicle, putting it in the middle of similar areas. While there are no public transport options, a high number of residents work from home to avoid long trips. This remote setting is highlighted by a typical drive time of 119 minutes to reach the city.

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📍 Rheola, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

No homes in Rheola are without a motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The area is heavily reliant on cars, with 40.9% of households owning three vehicles and another 22.7% owning four or more.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Rheola, the largest group is 3 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 4 or more (23%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common here, with 28.6% of residents doing so, which is well above the national figure. This is a stark contrast to public transport use, which stands at 0.0% and is well below the Australian average.

28.6% ▼ -1.5%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 50.0%
  • 2021: 28.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In Rheola, Car (driver) is the majority at 54%; Worked at home is next at 46%.

Public transport access

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

There are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This means weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure of 1,267.9.

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city is a significant journey, with a drive time of 119 minutes, which is much higher than most similar areas.

119

Higher than 80% 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)).
  • 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 Rheola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22163/rheola/topic/transport