3.8% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Meander Valley · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Meander Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Meander Valley than across Australia. Only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, reflecting a strong reliance on private transport in this regional area. This dependence is clear in how people get to work, with the vast majority driving themselves.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 37% have two. The proportion of households without a vehicle has fallen to 3.8%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Meander Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 69.1% of people as the driver. Only 8.7% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 21%.
8.7% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▲ +78.4%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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.
There are 102 public transport stops across the region, all served by buses. While the number of stops per person is higher than in most areas, the number of weekly departures is far below the Tasmanian figure.
102
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.93
Higher than 72% 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).
350.7
Higher than 67% 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).
7
Higher than 50% 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 takes a long time, with a typical drive of 139 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. A walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 8 minutes.
8
Lower than 56% 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.
139
Higher than 89% 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 Meander Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64210/meander-valley/topic/transport