10.6% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7248, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7248, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 10% of homes in postcode 7248 have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the 6.1% seen across Tasmania. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a surprising number of public transport options compared to similar places. However, it remains a remote location with long travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This is a drop from 14.9% in 2011, and the most common setup is a single car for 41% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7248, TAS, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 3.4% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. The vast majority of the workforce travels by car, though 3.2% use public transport to get to work.
3.4% ▲ +88.6%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 is served by 10 bus routes and 77 stops. This results in 936.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 767.
77
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.48
Higher than 59% 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).
936.4
Higher than 72% 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).
10
Higher 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 long time to reach the city, with a typical drive of 126 minutes. Walking to the nearest transport stop also takes longer than in most areas, averaging 30 minutes.
30
Higher than 70% 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.
126
Higher than 89% 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 7248, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7248/7248-tas/topic/transport