8.4% ▼ -35.9%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7016, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7016, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport and have better access to stops in postcode 7016 than in most similar areas. While car travel remains the norm, the area has a higher number of homes without a motor vehicle than the state or national figures. This reflects a local transport landscape that is more connected than typical Tasmanian suburbs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. This is a drop of 4.7 points since 2011. Most households rely on one or two cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7016, TAS, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 4.0% of workers using it. Conversely, only 4.1% of people work from home, which is among the lowest at this level and far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
4.1% ▲ +958.8%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
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.
Access to services is strong, with 8.83 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure of 6.13. Weekly departures are also far above the Tasmanian average, and all these services are provided by buses.
28
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.83
Higher than 87% 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).
1,612.4
Higher than 85% 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).
3
Lower than 52% 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.
Despite the high number of stops, the walk to the nearest one takes about 20 minutes, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also higher than most similar places, averaging 78 minutes.
20
Higher than 62% 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.
78
Higher 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).
More for 7016, TAS
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 7016, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7016/7016-tas/topic/transport