1.2% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7170, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7170, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 7170 owns a car, with only 1.2% of households without a vehicle. This makes it an area where people rely heavily on driving to get around. While public transport options are more available here than in many other parts of Tasmania, most residents still prefer their own cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Owning multiple cars is very common, as 81.8% of homes have two or more vehicles. This explains why the proportion of homes with no car is well below the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7170, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 4 or more (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 66.2% as the driver and 4.5% as a passenger. Working from home rose to 10.7% since 2011, though this remains far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
10.7% ▲ +104.7%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -35.5%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 access is strong, with 15.7 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Tasmanian average. The area has 12 bus routes and 90 stops, providing more weekly departures than most similar areas.
90
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
15.70
Higher than 94% 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).
977.9
Higher than 72% 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).
12
Higher than 75% 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 typically 13 minutes to drive to the city, which is much lower than most areas. Walking to the nearest public transport stop takes about 14 minutes.
14
Higher than 57% 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.
13
Lower than 84% 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 7170, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7170/7170-tas/topic/transport