2.7% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Riverstone · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Riverstone
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Riverstone relies on a car to get around, as only 2.7% of homes have no motor vehicle. While the area has a high number of transport stops, a huge 43.5% of the workforce now works from home, marking a massive shift in how locals spend their day.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 43.8% having two vehicles and 12.8% having three. This high level of car ownership is reflected in the fact that far fewer homes are without a vehicle compared to the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Riverstone, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 43.5%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. This shift is stark compared to 2011, when only 3.1% worked from home; meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work have fallen to 3.1%.
43.5% ▲ +1286.9%
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -67.0%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
Riverstone has more public transport stops and routes than most similar areas, though it has fewer stops per 1,000 people than the state average. Most of these services are buses, which make up 96.5% of the network.
444
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.63
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,297.6
Higher than 62% of state electorate 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).
32
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Riverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10071/riverstone/topic/transport