9.7% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hobart · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Hobart
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short six-minute drive to the city and a two-minute walk to the nearest stop make Hobart one of the most accessible places in the region. Residents have far better access to public transport than most people in Tasmania, with a high density of bus stops and frequent services supporting daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly one in ten homes in Hobart have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion of car-free households has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hobart, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
More people use public transport to get to work here than in most areas, and 14.5% of the workforce walk. While working from home rose to 10.6% since 2011, this remains far below the national figure.
10.6% ▲ +138.8%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
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.
Hobart provides an extensive network with 103 bus routes and 446 stops. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far above the state average, ranking among the highest for this level.
446
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.10
Higher than 92% 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).
1,701.8
Higher than 88% 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).
103
Higher than 88% 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 efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only two minutes. This is much lower than most areas, complementing the very short drive times to the city centre.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
6
Lower than 98% 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).
More for Hobart
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62810/hobart/topic/transport