2.1% ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7113, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7113, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes lack a car than in most similar areas, making postcode 7113 a place where private vehicles are essential. Only 2.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Tasmanian and national figures. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way people get to work and navigate the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 36.8% owning two and 16.2% owning three. This high rate of ownership is seen in the same trend as the number of carless homes, which fell from 4.4% in 2011 to 2.1% in 2021.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →7113, TAS splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 65.7% of people as the driver. While 13.4% of people work from home—a figure well above the Tasmanian average—only 0.8% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure.
13.4% ▲ +118.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -48.9%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 the only option here, but access is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and there are only 6 public transport stops in the area.
6
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.61
Higher than 60% 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).
221.4
Higher than 54% 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.
Getting to the city takes about 41 minutes by car. Walking to the nearest transport stop takes an average of 29 minutes, which is longer than in most similar areas.
29
Higher than 69% 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.
41
Higher than 51% 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 7113, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7113/7113-tas/topic/transport