5.5% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Derwent Valley · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Derwent Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A long drive to the city of 101 minutes shapes daily life in Derwent Valley, making private cars essential for most residents. This reliance on driving is clear, as very few people use public transport or work from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 34.9% of homes owning two vehicles and 12.3% having four or more. Only 5.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 2.3 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Derwent Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 35%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 71% of people as the driver. Very few people use public transport (1.3%), and those working from home (5.9%) are far below the national figure of 21%.
5.9% ▲ +77.4%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -38.9%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 is limited to buses, with only 3.47 stops per 1,000 people. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of 6.13, and weekly departures are also far below the state level.
38
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.47
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
426.8
Higher than 71% of council (lga) 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
Lower than 57% of council (lga) 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 around is dominated by the car, especially given the drive time to the city is 101 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
101
Higher than 73% of council (lga) 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 Derwent Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61510/derwent-valley/topic/transport