8.2% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Coast · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in West Coast
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes are without a car in West Coast than they were in 2011, though 8.2% of households still lack a vehicle. This is a region where private transport is essential, with very few people using public transit or working from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure. Most households rely on one or two cars, though 11.3% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Coast, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, at just 4.4%, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most people drive to work, while only 0.3% use public transport, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
4.4% ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 is limited to two bus routes, with only 17 stops across the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Tasmanian figure.
17
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.99
Higher than 58% 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).
68.3
Lower than 51% 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).
2
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
More for West Coast
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65610/west-coast/topic/transport