7.0% —
Higher than 73% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Greater Hobart · Capital City
Transport & Vehicles in Greater Hobart
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in Greater Hobart than in 2016, though car travel remains the dominant way to get around. While most households own multiple cars, the region has some of the best access to public transport services in the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7% of homes in Greater Hobart have no motor vehicle, which is a small drop from 8.3% in 2016. Most households own one or two cars, while 8% of homes have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Greater Hobart splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 8.1% since 2016, but this is still far below the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is 4.4%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
8.1% —
Lower than 66% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% —
Higher than 67% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
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.
Greater Hobart has 7.8 public transport stops per 1,000 people, among the highest for its level and well above the state average. This is reflected in weekly departures, which are well above the state figure at 1,197.3 per 1,000 people.
1,928
Lower than 65% of capital city areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.80
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,197.3
Higher than 65% of capital city 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).
112
Lower than 66% of capital city 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 Greater Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/6GHOB/greater-hobart/topic/transport