6.3% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rose Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Rose Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 2,000 more weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are available in Rose Park than the South Australian average. This tiny area is exceptionally well-connected, with a very short drive or walk to the city and local transport. It stands out for its high number of transit stops and a very quick trip into the city center.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the South Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Rose Park splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly half of workers drive to work, while 16.3% work from home, which is well above the state figure. About 4.7% use public transport, a rate that is among the highest for this level of area.
16.3% ▲ +157.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport access is exceptional, with 8.73 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state average. The area has 12 stops and 4 routes, meaning 27,484 people can be reached within 30 minutes via the local bus network.
12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.73
Higher than 87% 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).
1,948.4
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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
27,484
Higher than 80% 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).
78,267
Higher than 74% 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).
38
Lower than 84% 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 drive time of just 4 minutes, among the lowest for its level. The walk to the nearest transport stop is also short, taking only 5 minutes.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
4
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 Rose Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41273/rose-park/topic/transport