8.0% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rockville · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Rockville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short walk to public transport defines daily travel in Rockville, where 17 stops make the area much better served than most similar places. Despite this access, the area remains heavily reliant on cars for most trips.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8% of homes in Rockville have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households keep one or two cars, with 43.8% owning a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rockville, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very rare here at 4.8%, a figure far below the Australian average of 21%. Most people drive themselves to work, while only 0.6% use public transport, which is a little below the state and national figures.
4.8% ▲ +238.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
Public transport access is a strong point, with 5.31 stops per 1,000 people, far above the Queensland figure. All services are provided by buses, with 609.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas.
17
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.
5.31
Higher than 79% 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).
609.9
Higher than 80% 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Residents can reach the nearest stop in just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 88 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
88
Higher than 62% 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 Rockville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32455/rockville/topic/transport