6.6% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
7470, TAS · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 7470, TAS
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people use public transport in postcode 7470, making it an area where most residents rely on their own cars. While over half of homes have a single vehicle, the typical resident here faces a long walk to reach the nearest transit stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the state and national figures, though the number of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 7470, TAS, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes by public transport or works from home, which is far below the national figure. Instead, 64.1% of workers drive themselves to work and 10.3% walk.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 access is far below the Tasmania average, with only 1.33 stops and 18.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people. The area is served by just one bus route and one stop.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.33
Lower than 71% 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).
18.6
Lower than 70% 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.
Getting to a transit stop is difficult here, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 85 minutes. This is among the highest times recorded for similar areas.
85
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.
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 7470, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7470/7470-tas/topic/transport