3.0% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7307, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7307, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A drive time of 161 minutes to the city is among the highest for areas at this level, highlighting the remote nature of postcode 7307. This distance means residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around. Very few people use public transport, and working from home is much less common here than across the rest of Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with only 3% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the number of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7307, TAS, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 71.7% acting as the driver. Only 0.5% use public transport, which is a little below the state and national figures, while those working from home (7.1%) are far fewer than the Australian average.
7.1% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 buses, but access is poor; there are only 3.04 stops per 1,000 people. This is far below the state figure, and the number of weekly departures is also far below the Tasmanian average.
36
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.04
Lower than 57% 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).
294.1
Higher than 58% 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).
4
Higher 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 without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 74 minutes. This is among the highest walking times for similar areas.
74
Higher than 95% 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.
161
Higher than 96% 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 7307, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7307/7307-tas/topic/transport