3.5% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7215, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7215, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower rate of public transport use than the state average marks the transport landscape in postcode 7215. Most residents rely on private cars, with only 0.6% of workers using public transit to get to their jobs. This dependence is reflected in the high number of vehicles per household and the long drive times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 39.9% of homes owning two vehicles and only 3.5% having none. This lack of vehicle-free homes is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →7215, TAS splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 59.2% of people. While those working from home rose to 11.1% since 2011, this remains well below the national figure of 21.0%.
11.1% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 options are limited to buses, but the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Tasmanian figure. There are 17 stops across 6 routes in the area.
17
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.18
Higher than 55% 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).
93.2
Lower than 55% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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 can be a challenge, as the drive time to the city is among the highest for similar areas at 136 minutes. Walking to the nearest stop also takes longer than in most places, with a typical walk of 17 minutes.
17
Higher than 60% 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.
136
Higher than 91% 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 7215, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7215/7215-tas/topic/transport