4.4% ▼ -36.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7172, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7172, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 7172 relies on a car for daily life. With only 4.4% of homes without a motor vehicle, the area is heavily dependent on private transport. This is a practical necessity for the region, where it takes a typical resident 41 minutes to drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 36% of homes owning two vehicles and 10.6% owning four or more. The share of homes with no vehicle has fallen to 4.4%, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →7172, TAS splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 69.7% as the driver and 4% as a passenger. Only 7.3% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
7.3% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▲ +122.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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 is limited, with only 1.58 stops per 1,000 people, far below the Tasmanian average of 6.13. All available services are provided by buses, but weekly departures are far below the state figure.
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.
1.58
Lower than 69% 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).
149.3
Lower than 51% 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).
8
Higher than 66% 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.
The area is located some distance from the urban centre, as the typical drive time to the city is 41 minutes.
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 7172, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7172/7172-tas/topic/transport