0.7% ▼ -52.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Arm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in South Arm
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in South Arm relies on a car to get around, with only 0.7% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This high level of car dependency is reflected in how people travel, as the vast majority of residents drive to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here; 42.3% of homes have two vehicles, and 15.7% have four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is well below the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Arm, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 67.1% as the driver. Only 1.1% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%, while 9.7% work from home.
9.7% ▲ +80.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
While the area has 65 stops and a high number of stops per person, actual service is limited. Weekly departures are far below the Tasmanian figure, and only 4,616 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
65
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.08
Higher than 90% 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).
322.8
Lower than 69% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
4,616
Lower than 90% 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).
4,616
Lower than 93% 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.
Getting to the city typically takes 24 minutes by car. However, walking to the nearest public transport stop takes about 15 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
15
Higher than 75% 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.
24
Lower than 52% 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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021012/south-arm/topic/transport