3.3% ▲ +117.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7263, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7263, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in postcode 7263 drives to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While car use is high, about 21.5% of people work from home, which is far above the Tasmanian average. This blend of remote work and heavy car reliance shapes how the area moves.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 35.8% owning two and 15.4% owning three. Only 3.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7263, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 21.5% of the workforce doing so—a figure far above the state average. Meanwhile, only 1.3% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the national rate.
21.5% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▲ —
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 a single bus route with four stops. While there are 6.33 stops per 1,000 people, the number of weekly departures is far below the state average.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.33
Higher than 77% 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).
74.4
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).
1
Lower than 71% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes about 65 minutes, which is much higher than most other areas.
65
Higher than 90% 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.
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 7263, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7263/7263-tas/topic/transport