2.0% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brighton - Pontville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Brighton - Pontville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2% of homes in Brighton - Pontville lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the Tasmanian and national averages. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way people get to work and the limited public transport options available in the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 36.4% of homes owning two vehicles and 16.1% owning four or more. The proportion of households without a car has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Brighton - Pontville, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with only 0.9% using public transport. This is a little below the state and national figures, while the 4.7% of people working from home is far below the Australian average.
4.7% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Public transport is limited, with only three routes and 29 stops. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Tasmanian figure, and all services are buses.
29
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.50
Higher than 53% 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).
372.3
Lower than 67% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,449
Lower than 86% 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).
6,449
Lower than 90% 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 20 minutes to drive to the city, but getting around on foot is difficult. The walk to the nearest stop takes about 40 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
40
Higher than 89% 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.
20
Lower than 60% 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 Brighton - Pontville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011002/brighton-pontville/topic/transport