2.5% ▲ +201.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7155, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7155, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has risen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 7155. This shift comes alongside a strong reliance on private cars, with only 2.5% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. While public transport use is growing, most residents still depend on their own transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here are without a car, a figure that is well below both the Tasmanian and national averages. Most households own multiple vehicles, with 43.8% having two and another 22.2% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7155, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 60.9% of people. While 12.9% now work from home—a figure well above the state average—public transport use remains low at 2.1%, despite a small increase since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +79.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▲ +194.4%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 11.66 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Tasmanian average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, and all services are buses.
11
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.66
Higher than 90% 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).
439.0
Higher than 61% 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.
It takes about 31 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. Access to transit is a challenge for some, as the 18-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most areas.
18
Higher than 60% 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.
31
Lower than 56% 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 7155, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7155/7155-tas/topic/transport