5.3% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7140, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7140, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 70% of workers in postcode 7140 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. This is a region where most homes own multiple vehicles and the journey to the city is long, typically taking 98 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 65% of homes have two or more motor vehicles. Only 5.3% of households have no vehicle, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →7140, TAS splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (35%) and 1 vehicle (30%), with 3 vehicles at 18%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.3%. Those working from home make up 6.8% of the workforce, which is far below the Australian figure.
6.8% ▲ +56.1%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -41.5%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 consists entirely of buses, but access is limited. With only 2.65 stops per 1,000 people, the area is far below the Tasmanian average.
32
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.65
Lower 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).
332.6
Higher than 58% 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).
4
Higher 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 around is dominated by the car, especially given the typical drive time to the city is 98 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
98
Higher than 80% 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 7140, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7140/7140-tas/topic/transport