7.9% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Launceston · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Launceston
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high number of public transport services shape daily life in Launceston, which has 986.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This is well above the Tasmanian figure. However, most people still rely on cars to get around the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.9% of homes in Launceston have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This is a decline from 2011, when 10.9% of households lived without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Launceston splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive, with 66.5% as the driver and 5.9% as a passenger. Only 6.4% work from home, a figure that is far below the national level of 21.0%.
6.4% ▲ +104.9%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
The area has 445 public transport stops and 51 routes, which is larger than about 83% to 90% of similar areas. All of these services are bus-based.
445
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.
6.35
Higher than 86% 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).
986.5
Higher than 79% 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).
51
Higher than 86% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 133 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
133
Higher than 88% 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 Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64010/launceston/topic/transport