6.0% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7050, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7050, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most residents in postcode 7050 rely on cars for travel, with 61% of workers driving themselves to work. While cars are the main way to get around, the area has very strong public transport links compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though 6% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is a little below the national average and has fallen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →7050, TAS splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 6% of workers use public transport, which is well above the Tasmanian figure and among the highest for similar areas. In contrast, only 8.9% of people work from home, which is far below the national average.
8.9% ▲ +138.9%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.0% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 highly accessible here, with 85 stops and 28 different routes. This helps explain why the 1,026.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people is well above the state figure.
85
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.82
Higher than 73% 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).
1,026.7
Higher than 73% 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).
28
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 into the city is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 7 minutes.
7
Lower than 55% 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.
12
Lower than 86% 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 7050, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7050/7050-tas/topic/transport