0.7% ▼ -70.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7268, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7268, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes are without a car in postcode 7268 compared to the rest of the country. Only 0.7% of households lack a vehicle, making it much lower than the national figure of 7.4%. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the long travel times and limited use of public transport for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, with 42% having two vehicles and 22.1% having three. The proportion of homes with no motor vehicle is well below both the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7268, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 0.8% use public transport, which is a little below the Tasmanian average. While working from home rose to 10.4% since 2011, this is still far below the Australian figure of 21%.
10.4% ▲ +64.9%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▲ —
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 7.06 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Tasmanian figure.
8
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.06
Higher than 82% 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).
134.2
Lower than 52% 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 around is challenging, with a typical 145-minute drive to the city, which is among the highest for similar areas. It also takes much longer than most areas to walk to the nearest stop, taking 48 minutes.
48
Higher than 80% 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.
145
Higher than 93% 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 7268, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7268/7268-tas/topic/transport