6.4% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7250, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7250, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A much higher share of homes lack a motor vehicle than in most similar areas, though car use remains the primary way to get around postcode 7250. While the region offers a large number of public transport stops, the long drive times to the city suggest a remote setting where travel takes significantly longer than in other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.4% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →7250, TAS splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to work, with 67.9% of people as the driver. Only 6.8% of residents work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
6.8% ▲ +103.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
The area has 377 public transport stops and 51 routes, which are among the largest counts for its level. With 954.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, access is a little above the Tasmanian average.
377
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.37
Higher than 85% 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).
954.3
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).
51
Higher than 87% 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.
Travel is slow in this region, as the drive time to the city is 127 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. It also takes longer to reach a stop on foot, with a typical walk of 18 minutes.
18
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.
127
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 7250, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7250/7250-tas/topic/transport