2.6% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7116, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7116, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A drive time of 168 minutes to the city marks postcode 7116 as one of the most remote areas for travel. Because of this distance, most households rely heavily on cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 40.1% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 2.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7116, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while only 0.4% use public transport. Working from home has grown to 12.4%, a figure that is well above the state average but well below the national figure.
12.4% ▲ +63.0%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -77.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 15 public transport stops and 3 routes, all using buses. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is about the same as the state average, weekly departures are far below the rest of Tasmania.
15
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.02
Higher than 75% 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).
261.8
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).
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 into the city is a significant journey, with drive times among the highest for similar areas.
168
Higher than 98% 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 7116, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7116/7116-tas/topic/transport