0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7259, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7259, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero homes without a car defines the transport landscape in postcode 7259, where vehicle ownership is essential. This is a car-dependent area with no public transport services and a very long commute to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home in the area owns a motor vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures for carless households. Over 63% of homes have at least three vehicles, with 43.2% owning exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7259, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 4 or more (20%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 77.9% of people being the driver. No one uses public transport to commute, and the 9.4% who work from home is far below the national figure.
9.4% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This means the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Tasmanian average of 767.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 to the city is a significant journey, with a drive time of 140 minutes. This is among the highest drive times for areas at this level.
140
Higher than 92% 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).
More for 7259, TAS
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 7259, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7259/7259-tas/topic/transport