2.1% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7277, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7277, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 2.1% of homes in postcode 7277 have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This high level of car ownership is a necessity for the area, where the drive to the city can take up to 142 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 39.8% of homes owning two vehicles and 13.5% owning four or more. Only 2.1% of households are without a car, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7277, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 71.2% as the driver. Only 0.6% use public transport, and while the number of people working from home rose to 8.7% since 2011, this remains far below the Australian figure.
8.7% ▲ +92.0%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
The area has 12 bus routes and 32 stops, which is more than most similar areas. However, the 416.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Tasmanian figure.
32
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.90
Higher than 64% 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).
416.6
Higher than 60% 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).
12
Higher than 75% 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, as the walk to the nearest stop can take 89 minutes. This is among the highest times for this level of area.
89
Higher than 99% 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.
142
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 7277, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7277/7277-tas/topic/transport