1.7% ▼ -48.6%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7173, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7173, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 69% of workers in postcode 7173 drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars for daily travel. This is a place where almost every home owns a motor vehicle, making private transport the primary way people get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 1.7% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 6.1% and the national figure of 7.4%, and the number has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7173, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.1% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the national figure. While 8.1% now work from home—an increase since 2011—this is still far below the 21% seen across Australia.
8.1% ▲ +140.1%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
The area has 28 public transport stops and 3 routes, all served by buses. However, there are 3.73 stops per 1,000 people and 216.3 weekly departures, both of which are far below the state figures.
28
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.73
Higher than 51% 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).
216.3
Higher than 53% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 44 minutes. For those without a car, getting to a stop is difficult, as the 41-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most areas.
41
Higher than 76% 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.
44
Higher than 53% 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 7173, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7173/7173-tas/topic/transport