3.0% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Huon Valley · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Huon Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3.0% of homes in Huon Valley have no motor vehicle, a rate well below both the state and national figures. This makes the area stand out compared to most other regions, as car ownership is incredibly high and essential for getting around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with nearly 40% having two and over 10% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle has fallen since 2011, making it much lower than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Huon Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 62.6% of people, while public transport use is very low at 0.7%. More people are working from home than in 2011, reaching 13.2%, which is well above the state figure.
13.2% ▲ +95.0%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -59.6%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 consists entirely of buses, though there are far fewer stops and departures per person than the state average. There are 69 stops and 9 routes serving the area.
69
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.78
Higher than 56% 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).
188.7
Higher than 60% 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).
9
Higher than 55% 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.
Travel to the city is a significant undertaking, with a typical drive time of 122 minutes, which is much higher than most other areas.
122
Higher than 86% 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 Huon Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63010/huon-valley/topic/transport