0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7163, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7163, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero homes in postcode 7163 are without a motor vehicle, making it far more car-dependent than most areas. This reliance on private transport is clear across the board, with most households owning at least two cars and almost no one using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as every single household owns at least one vehicle. More than half of all homes have two cars, and about 18% own three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7163, TAS, 2 vehicles is the majority at 54%; 1 vehicle is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nobody uses public transport for their daily commute, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Instead, 21.5% of workers stay at home for their jobs, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 8%.
21.5% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
While the area has 17.63 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average—actual service is limited. There are only two bus routes, and the number of weekly departures is far below the state average.
7
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
17.63
Higher than 96% 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).
201.5
Higher than 52% 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).
2
Lower 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.
Getting around involves a typical 13-minute walk to the nearest stop. For those heading into the city, the drive takes about 41 minutes.
13
Higher than 55% 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 7163, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7163/7163-tas/topic/transport