2.7% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7303, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7303, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in postcode 7303 than across the rest of the country. Only 2.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This reliance on cars is common for the area, though a small number of residents have shifted toward using public transport for work since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 38.2% of homes having two vehicles and 13.7% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a car is much lower than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7303, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 63.2% of workers drive themselves, 6.8% now use public transport to get to work, a figure that is well above the national average. Conversely, only 10.2% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
10.2% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.8% ▲ +1633.9%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
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.
Public transport options are limited, with only two bus routes and seven stops available. This means there are far fewer weekly departures per 1,000 people than the Tasmanian average.
7
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.31
Lower than 63% 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).
47.5
Lower than 61% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 without a car is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 44 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas, and the drive time to the city is among the highest at this level.
44
Higher than 78% 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.
138
Higher than 91% 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 7303, TAS
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 7303, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7303/7303-tas/topic/transport