3.1% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7021, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7021, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in postcode 7021 than in 2011, with the figure rising 7.8 percentage points to 9.9%. This area is well served by public transport, offering a much higher number of weekly departures per person than the Tasmanian average. Most residents still rely on cars, though it is a quick 17-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 43.2% owning two and 20.7% owning three. Only 3.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7021, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 68.8% of residents. While working from home rose to 9.9%, this is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
9.9% ▲ +358.4%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -37.3%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 access is very strong, with 37 stops and 1,312.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people. These figures are far above the Tasmanian average, and all services are provided by bus.
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.
14.27
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).
1,312.5
Higher than 79% 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).
5
Higher 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.
It takes a typical resident about 5 minutes to walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 17 minutes, which is much lower than most similar areas.
5
Lower 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.
17
Lower than 77% 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 7021, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7021/7021-tas/topic/transport