4.2% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7007, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7007, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Some of the best public transport access in the region defines postcode 7007, with 12.11 stops per 1,000 people. This ease of movement is paired with a very short commute, as the typical drive time to the city is only 8 minutes. Most residents rely on cars, but the area is better connected than most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, with only 4.2% having no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national 7.4%. The most common setup is two vehicles per home, which applies to 39.5% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →7007, TAS splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 11.3% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure of 21.0%. Public transport use for commuting is 3.9%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
11.3% ▲ +128.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 options are far above the state average, with 12 different bus routes and 41 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also higher than most areas at 990.0.
41
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.11
Higher than 90% 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).
990.0
Higher than 73% 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).
12
Higher than 75% 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 very efficient here, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 1 minute. This is much lower than most other areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
8
Lower than 94% 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 7007, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7007/7007-tas/topic/transport