7.3% ▼ -31.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rocklea · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Rocklea
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 1,900 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Rocklea one of the best-served areas for transit in the region. While many residents still rely on cars, the area has an unusually high number of transport stops and routes compared to similar places. This strong infrastructure supports a commute by public transport that is higher than the state and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure. Most households have one or two cars, with 44.7% owning a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rocklea, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level, with 4.5% of workers using it. This is higher than both the state and national figures, while 15.3% of people work from home.
15.3% ▲ +245.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -57.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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.
Rocklea has 13 public transport stops and routes, far more than most similar areas. Despite having 7.78 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Queensland figure—the transit time to the city remains high at 62 minutes.
13
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.78
Higher than 86% 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).
1,867.2
Higher than 91% 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).
13
Higher than 86% 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).
15,208
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).
62
Higher than 60% 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.
The drive time to the city is just 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Meanwhile, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 12 minutes, placing it around the middle for its level.
12
Lower than 51% 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.
12
Lower than 92% 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 Rocklea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32451/rocklea/topic/transport