3.0% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Tamar · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in West Tamar
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 70% of working residents in West Tamar drive themselves to work, highlighting a strong reliance on cars. Very few homes get by without a vehicle, and the area is generally far from the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own multiple cars, with 38.4% having two and another 28.1% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Tamar, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at just 8.3%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, with only 0.6% doing so.
8.3% ▲ +71.5%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 131 public transport stops and 19 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the 449.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Tasmanian figure.
131
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.21
Higher than 75% 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).
449.4
Higher than 72% 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).
19
Higher than 69% 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 significant trip, with drive times among the highest for areas at this level, averaging 146 minutes.
146
Higher than 90% 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 West Tamar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65810/west-tamar/topic/transport