4.1% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Taroona - Bonnet Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Taroona - Bonnet Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in Taroona - Bonnet Hill go without a car compared to the rest of Australia. Most households rely on private vehicles, though a small number of residents use public transport at rates well above the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 4.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. The most common setup is two cars per home, held by 39.5% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Taroona - Bonnet Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 13.9% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure. About 5.9% of workers use public transport, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average.
13.9% ▲ +156.4%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
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.
This area has 8.25 transport stops per 1,000 people, well above the Tasmanian average. While weekly departures are far above the state figure, the number of people reachable by transit within 45 minutes is among the smallest for this level.
30
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.25
Higher than 86% 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).
1,604.9
Higher than 75% 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).
3,637
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).
3,637
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).
62
Higher than 57% 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 19 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the 11-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most similar places.
11
Higher than 72% 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.
19
Lower than 63% 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 Taroona - Bonnet Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601041026/taroona-bonnet-hill/topic/transport