13.7% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bridgewater - Gagebrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bridgewater - Gagebrook
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 69% of workers in Bridgewater - Gagebrook drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While car use is high, the area has a surprisingly high number of homes without any motor vehicle, at 13.7%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Tasmanian rate of 6.1%. However, this has fallen slightly since 2011, when 15.8% of households were without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bridgewater - Gagebrook, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 38%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 2.8% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Meanwhile, 3.9% of residents commute using public transport, which is a little above the Tasmanian average and much higher than most similar areas.
2.8% ▲ +100.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 a very high number of transport stops and departures per person compared to the state, with 11.04 stops and 2,175.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people. All public transport services here are provided by buses.
90
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.04
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,175.2
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,150
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
8,150
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 21 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for this level of area. In contrast, the 77-minute walk to the nearest stop is among the highest for similar areas.
77
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
21
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Bridgewater - Gagebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011001/bridgewater-gagebrook/topic/transport