0.9% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Old Beach - Otago · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Old Beach - Otago
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has grown to 6.4% of the workforce since 2011 in Old Beach - Otago, though car reliance remains the dominant story. Almost every household owns a motor vehicle, with a tiny 0.9% of homes having none, which is well below the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 40.4% of homes owning two vehicles and another 32.8% owning three or more. Only 0.9% of households are without a vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Old Beach - Otago, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 71.7% of people being the driver. Only 1.6% use public transport, and the 6.4% who work from home is far below the national figure of 21%.
6.4% ▲ +108.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
There are 34 public transport stops, and with 6.81 stops per 1,000 people, the area has a little more than the Tasmanian average. However, these are all bus services, and the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is among the smallest for similar areas.
34
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.81
Higher than 81% 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).
772.5
Lower than 51% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
4,989
Lower than 89% 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).
4,989
Lower than 92% 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.
While the drive time to the city is 18 minutes, which is lower than most areas, walking to the nearest stop takes 53 minutes. This is among the highest walk times at this level.
53
Higher than 93% 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.
18
Lower than 66% 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 Old Beach - Otago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011003/old-beach-otago/topic/transport