8.7% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Risdon Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Risdon Vale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Risdon Vale than across the rest of the country, with only 3.9% doing so. While the area has a high number of transport stops, the typical trip to the city by public transport takes much longer than in most areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%, though the number has fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Risdon Vale, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people here drive to work, and very few work from home compared to the national figure of 21%. A slightly higher share of workers use public transport (3.7%) than the state average of 2.5%.
3.9% ▲ +755.0%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.7% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
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.
Risdon Vale has a high number of stops per 1,000 people (9.71), well above the state figure of 6.13. Despite this and the high number of weekly departures, the area is among the smallest for the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit.
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.
9.71
Higher than 87% 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).
1,747.8
Higher than 78% 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).
3,501
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).
3,501
Lower than 94% 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).
82
Higher than 89% 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.
The drive time to the city is 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, it takes much longer than in most places to walk to the nearest stop, taking about 20 minutes.
20
Higher than 79% 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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 Risdon Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021010/risdon-vale/topic/transport