5.4% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7209, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7209, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More homes here lack a motor vehicle than in most similar areas, though postcode 7209 remains heavily dependent on cars. A tiny fraction of the workforce uses public transport, while nearly 1 in 5 people work from home. The area is very remote, with a typical drive time to the city of 191 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households rely on multiple cars, with 33% owning one vehicle and 31.4% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →7209, TAS splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (34%) and 2 vehicles (32%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes by public transport, a figure well below the national 3.1%. In contrast, 17.2% of people work from home, which is well above the Tasmanian average of 8%.
17.2% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 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.
Public transport is limited to two bus routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and there are only 4.83 stops per 1,000 people.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.83
Higher than 63% 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).
108.7
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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 to the city is a significant journey, as the drive time of 191 minutes is among the highest for areas at this level.
191
Higher than 99% 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 7209, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7209/7209-tas/topic/transport