4.1% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7053, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7053, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than double the Tasmanian average of public transport departures per 1,000 people is found in postcode 7053. This area is well-served by transit, though most residents still rely on cars to get around. A small number of people work from home, while others make use of the local bus network to reach their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, with 39.5% having two vehicles. Only 4.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and well below the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →7053, TAS splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is much higher than most areas at 5.9%, well above the state figure. Working from home rose to 13.9% since 2011, which is well above the Tasmanian average but well below the national figure.
13.9% ▲ +159.1%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
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.
Bus services are plentiful, with 30 stops and 5 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far above the Tasmanian average, and there are 8.25 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most areas.
30
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.25
Higher than 86% 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).
1,604.9
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).
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.
The drive time to the city is 19 minutes, which is lower than most areas. It takes about 11 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop, a figure around the middle for its level.
11
Higher than 52% 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.
19
Lower than 73% 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 7053, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7053/7053-tas/topic/transport