11.8% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7010, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7010, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high number of public transport stops and services set postcode 7010 apart from most similar areas. While many residents still rely on cars, the area has an unusually large number of transit options and a very short walk to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 12% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. However, this is down from 16.1% in 2011, and most households now own one or two cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7010, TAS, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for similar areas at 6.1%, well above the national figure. Conversely, only 4.7% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21%.
4.7% ▲ +118.6%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.1% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
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.
The area is well served by 148 bus stops, with 1,481.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 767.0.
148
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.06
Higher than 86% 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).
1,481.9
Higher than 82% 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).
31
Higher than 86% 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 efficient, with a typical drive time to the city of only 11 minutes. The walk to the nearest public transport stop is very short, taking just one minute.
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.
11
Lower than 88% 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 7010, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7010/7010-tas/topic/transport