3.1% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rochedale South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Rochedale South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Seventy-eight public transport stops make Rochedale South one of the best-served areas for transit access at this level. While most residents rely on cars, the area offers a high number of transit routes and stops compared to similar places. This creates a mix of strong vehicle ownership and accessibility to public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, with only 3.1% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and most households here own at least two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rochedale South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over 60% of workers drive to work, though 15.7% work from home, which is slightly above the Queensland average. A small number of people (3.5%) use public transport to get to work, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
15.7% ▲ +366.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -56.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
The area has 5.12 transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure of 2.99. All public transport here is provided by buses, though the 73-minute trip to the city is much longer than in most other areas.
78
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.12
Higher than 78% 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).
477.9
Higher than 78% 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).
6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,394
Higher than 68% 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).
15,394
Lower than 54% 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).
73
Higher 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.
It takes very little time to reach a stop, with a typical walk of only 4 minutes. Additionally, the drive time to the city is much lower than most areas, averaging 16 minutes.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
16
Lower than 87% 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 Rochedale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32448/rochedale-south/topic/transport