12.7% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7000, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7000, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in postcode 7000 have no motor vehicle compared to the rest of the state, with 12.7% of households living without one. This makes the area stand out as a highly accessible hub where residents rely less on cars than typical Australians. Many people here simply walk to work or use the extensive local transport network.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. While this remains among the highest rates for similar areas, the proportion of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7000, TAS, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a major way to get to work, with 25.8% of people doing so, while 10% work from home. This work-from-home rate is far below the national figure of 21%, though it has risen since 2011.
10.0% ▲ +132.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 extensive here, with 115 stops and 101 routes. The area has 2,679.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 767.0.
115
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.35
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,679.9
Higher than 92% of postcode 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).
101
Higher than 89% of postcode 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 around is quick and easy, with a typical drive time to the city of just 2 minutes. Most residents also live within a short 3-minute walk of their nearest transport stop.
3
Lower than 71% of postcode 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.
2
Lower than 99% of postcode 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 7000, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7000/7000-tas/topic/transport