0.8% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7252, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7252, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost no change has occurred in how people move around postcode 7252 since 2011, though more people now work from home. This is a car-dependent area where almost every household owns at least one vehicle, and very few residents rely on public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Fewer than 1% of homes lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the Tasmania and Australia averages. Most households are well equipped, with 41% owning two vehicles and another 16% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7252, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 1 vehicle (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 69.1% of residents. While the number of people working from home rose to 10.3% since 2011, this is still far below the national figure.
10.3% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▲ —
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 buses, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far below the state figure. The area has 13 stops across three routes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
13
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.34
Higher than 57% 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).
166.7
Higher than 50% 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).
3
Lower than 52% 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 into the city is a significant journey for those in postcode 7252, with a typical drive time of 151 minutes, which is among the highest for areas at this level.
151
Higher than 94% 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 7252, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7252/7252-tas/topic/transport