8.2% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7249, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7249, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 67% of workers in postcode 7249 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While the area has excellent access to bus services, it is located very far from the city, with a typical drive time of 118 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7249, TAS, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home at 5.8%, a figure that is far below the Australian average. Only 1.4% of residents use public transport to get to work, which has barely changed since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +165.3%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 well served by buses, with 96 stops and 16 routes. There are 1,209.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 767.0.
96
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.83
Higher than 81% 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).
1,209.8
Higher than 77% 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).
16
Higher than 82% 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.
Residents have quick access to transit, with a typical 3 minute walk to the nearest stop. However, the drive time to the city is 118 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
118
Higher than 87% 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 7249, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7249/7249-tas/topic/transport