0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7258, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7258, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A rise in working from home to 15.0% marks a shift in how people in postcode 7258 get around since 2011. This area is almost entirely dependent on cars, with not a single home lacking a motor vehicle. It is a remote location where the trip to the city takes a long 117 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is exceptionally high here, with 84.3% of homes owning two or more vehicles. This is reflected in the fact that 0.0% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7258, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nobody in the area uses public transport to get to work, a figure that fell 1.1 points since 2011. Instead, 67.9% drive themselves to work, while 15.0% work from home, which is well above the state average of 8.0%.
15.0% ▲ +102.5%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Public transport is very limited, with only two stops and three bus routes. This results in just 2.08 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Tasmania figure of 6.13.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.08
Lower than 65% 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).
145.5
Lower than 51% 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.
Travel to the city is a major undertaking for residents, with a drive time of 117 minutes. This is much higher than most areas.
117
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 7258, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7258/7258-tas/topic/transport