8.3% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7253, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7253, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 238-minute drive to the city makes postcode 7253 one of the most remote areas for commuters. Most people here rely on private cars to get around, while very few have access to frequent public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure. However, this has fallen since 2011. The most common setup is one vehicle per home, at 40.5%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7253, TAS, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 5.4% of people doing so, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Very few residents use public transport to get to work, at just 0.4%.
5.4% ▲ +202.7%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -44.4%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Public transport options are limited, with only 9 stops and 3 routes available. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Tasmanian figure, and the only available mode is the bus.
9
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.74
Lower than 68% 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).
74.8
Lower than 56% 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.
The drive time to the city is among the highest at this level, taking 238 minutes.
238
Higher than 99% 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 7253, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7253/7253-tas/topic/transport