4.6% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Franklin · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Franklin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 63% of workers in Franklin drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes own at least one vehicle, the area has a surprisingly high number of public transport stops compared to other similar places. It is a remote location, with a typical drive time to the city of 122 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, with only 4.6% having no motor vehicle. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 6.1% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Franklin, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much less common here than in most areas, though the 9.4% rate has risen since 2016. Public transport use for work is 3.9%, which is a little above the state figure.
9.4% —
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% —
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 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.
Franklin has 7.96 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Tasmanian figure and among the highest for similar areas. All 68 available routes are served by buses.
890
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.96
Higher than 99% of federal 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).
899.1
Lower than 58% of federal 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).
68
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city takes a long time, with a typical drive time of 122 minutes, which is among the highest for areas at this level.
122
Higher than 93% of federal electorate 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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED604/franklin/topic/transport