1.3% ▲ —
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7012, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7012, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A small rise in homes without cars is the main shift in 7012 since 2011, though the area remains heavily reliant on private vehicles. This is a place where almost every household owns a motor vehicle, and the typical resident spends about 20 minutes driving to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 22.9% of homes owning four or more vehicles. Only 1.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian rate of 6.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7012, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 4 or more (23%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost no one uses public transport to get to work, and only 8.6% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Most workers rely on cars, with 69.4% driving themselves to work.
8.6% ▲ +119.4%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 virtually non-existent in this area. There are no public transport stops or routes, leaving the area far below the state average for transit access.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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.
Residents generally have a short trip to the city, with a typical drive time of 20 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas.
20
Lower than 71% 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 7012, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7012/7012-tas/topic/transport