0.4% ▼ -55.5%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7020, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7020, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 7020 has a car, with only 0.4% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This tiny figure is well below the national average and reflects a strong reliance on private transport for the area. Most residents use cars for their daily travel, while very few rely on public transport or work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as 85.6% of homes have two or more vehicles. Only 0.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and remains well below the Tasmanian average of 6.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7020, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 67.6% of people commuting as a driver. While 9.5% of residents work from home—an increase since 2011—this is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
9.5% ▲ +81.1%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
There are 37 public transport stops in the area, which is far more per person than the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, and all available services are buses.
37
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
13.88
Higher than 92% 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).
258.9
Higher than 56% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 22 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas. A walk to the nearest public transport stop usually takes about 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
22
Lower than 69% 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 7020, TAS
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 7020, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7020/7020-tas/topic/transport