6.9% —
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rockingham (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Rockingham (South Metropolitan)
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More households in Rockingham (South Metropolitan) are now without a car, with the figure rising 3.7 percentage points since 2016 to 6.9%. While most residents still rely on vehicles, the area has a very high number of public transport stops and services compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. Most households own one or two cars, though 11.5% have three vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rockingham (South Metropolitan), the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 5.5% of people doing so. Most residents drive to work, while 3.9% use public transport, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
5.5% —
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% —
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 for Rockingham (South Metropolitan), with 7.02 stops per 1,000 people, well above the state average. This is reflected in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which are a little above the Western Australian figure.
287
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.02
Higher than 90% 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).
1,767.0
Higher than 78% 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).
13
Lower than 81% 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 Rockingham (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54605/rockingham/topic/transport