3.5% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kingborough · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Kingborough
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 61% of workers in Kingborough 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 and routes compared to similar places. However, the long drive time to the city remains a significant factor for residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 3.5% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the number has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kingborough, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 10.8% since 2011, though this is still far below the Australian figure of 21%. About 4.3% of people use public transport for their commute, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
10.8% ▲ +128.3%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 access is strong, with 233 stops and 32 routes, which is more than most similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are about the same as the Tasmania figure.
233
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.81
Higher than 81% 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).
780.9
Higher than 76% 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).
32
Higher than 79% 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 into the city is a slow process, with a typical drive time of 111 minutes. This is much higher than most areas.
111
Higher than 79% 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 Kingborough
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Kingborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63610/kingborough/topic/transport