1.7% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7177, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7177, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost no one in postcode 7177 used public transport to get to work in 2021, reflecting a long-term trend of reliance on private cars. This area is heavily dependent on vehicles, with only 1.7% of homes having no motor vehicle. While more people have started working from home since 2011, the region remains isolated with a typical 72-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the Tasmanian average of 6.1%. Most households own multiple cars, with 39.7% having two vehicles and 15.1% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7177, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Zero percent of workers use public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home rose to 12.6% since 2011, a rate well above the state average of 8.0% but well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
12.6% ▲ +69.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 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.
The area has 15.59 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average of 6.13. However, these seven bus stops see very few services, with weekly departures far below the Tasmanian 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.
15.59
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).
109.1
Lower than 54% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 is dominated by private travel, especially given the long distance to urban hubs. The drive time to the city is 72 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
72
Higher than 68% 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 7177, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7177/7177-tas/topic/transport