0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7179, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7179, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 7179 owns a car, making it one of the most vehicle-reliant areas compared to similar places. While there are more transit stops per person than in most parts of the state, the lack of public transport use suggests residents rely heavily on their own wheels to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Not a single home in the area lacks a motor vehicle, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. Most households own at least two cars, with 35.8% having two and 21.1% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →7179, TAS splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one uses public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Instead, over half of workers drive themselves, while 16.0% work from home, which is well above the state average.
16.0% ▲ +106.4%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 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.
There are 21.33 public transport stops per 1,000 people, far above the state's 6.13. However, the number of weekly departures per person is far below the Tasmanian figure, and all services are bus-based.
9
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
21.33
Higher than 99% 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).
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.
It takes a typical 16-minute walk to reach the nearest stop, which is higher than most areas. The average drive time to the city is 51 minutes.
16
Higher than 59% 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.
51
Higher than 58% 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).
More for 7179, TAS
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 7179, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7179/7179-tas/topic/transport