3.7% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Geilston Bay - Risdon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Geilston Bay - Risdon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people use public transport to get to work in Geilston Bay - Risdon than in most similar areas. While the typical resident relies on a car, only 3.7% of homes lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 38.9% having two vehicles and 14.3% having three. This high rate of ownership is reflected in the fact that very few homes have no motor vehicle, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Geilston Bay - Risdon splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 6% of workers use public transport, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 2.5%. Meanwhile, only 7% of people work from home, which is far below the national rate of 21%, though this has risen from 2.3% in 2011.
7.0% ▲ +200.4%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.0% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
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.
The area has a high number of bus stops and frequent departures compared to the state, but the trip to the city takes 65 minutes, which is higher than most areas. Only 3,452 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
41
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.88
Higher than 89% 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).
1,359.2
Higher than 70% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
3,452
Lower than 92% 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).
3,452
Lower than 95% 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).
65
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A short 12-minute drive to the city makes this area much more accessible by car than most. However, it takes longer to reach the nearest transit stop on foot than in most other areas, with a typical walk of 9 minutes.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
12
Lower than 83% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Geilston Bay - Risdon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021006/geilston-bay-risdon/topic/transport