7.4% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
New Norfolk · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in New Norfolk
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most people in New Norfolk rely on their own cars to get around, with 71.5% of workers driving to their jobs. This dependence on private travel is clear, as very few people work from home and public transport options are limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Tasmania figure of 6.1% and about the same as the national average. This is a drop from 10.5% in 2011. Most households own one or two cars, while 14.5% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →New Norfolk splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (34%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, at just 4.7%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Public transport use for work is also low at 1.7%, a small drop from 2.6% in 2011.
4.7% ▲ +109.1%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, but the 4.39 stops per 1,000 people are well below the Tasmania figure of 6.13. Weekly departures are also much lower than the state average, and the area has fewer routes and stops than most similar places.
32
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.39
Higher than 51% 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).
550.4
Lower than 60% 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).
7,293
Lower than 82% 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).
7,293
Lower than 88% 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.
Daily travel is dominated by long distances, with a typical 34-minute drive to the city. This is higher than most areas, and the 74-minute walk to the nearest stop is among the highest at this level.
74
Higher than 99% 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.
34
Higher than 62% 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 New Norfolk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601031020/new-norfolk/topic/transport