2.2% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Austins Ferry - Granton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Austins Ferry - Granton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes without a car are found in Austins Ferry - Granton than in most other areas, with only 2.2% of households lacking a vehicle. This high reliance on private transport is a key feature of the area, where the vast majority of residents own at least one car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 37.3% owning two and 14.5% owning four or more. This means the share of households without a motor vehicle is well below the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Austins Ferry - Granton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 69.9% of residents. Only 6.0% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
6.0% ▲ +270.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 departures per person compared to the state, with 1,610.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people. However, the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is among the smallest for similar areas.
42
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.77
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).
1,610.9
Higher than 76% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
4,297
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).
4,297
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.
The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes 24 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. It takes about 24 minutes to drive to the city.
24
Higher than 83% 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 Austins Ferry - Granton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601031013/austins-ferry-granton/topic/transport