17.6% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hobart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Hobart
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has more than doubled since 2011 in Hobart, where 9.8% of residents now do so. This shift happens in a city where 17.6% of homes have no motor vehicle—a figure far above the national average. It is a place where walking and public transport are key parts of daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly one in five homes here has no motor vehicle, which is far above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. For those who do own cars, the typical household has just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hobart, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (24%) and No vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most popular way to get to work for 34% of people. While the number of people working from home rose to 9.8%, this remains far below the national figure.
9.8% ▲ +110.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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.
Public transport is highly available, with 101 routes and a number of weekly departures per 1,000 people that is far above the state average. The network relies entirely on buses.
74
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.20
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).
4,121.2
Higher than 88% 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).
101
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,025
Lower than 75% 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).
15,631
Lower than 77% 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).
23
Lower than 97% 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.
Getting to the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of just 2 minutes. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 11 minutes, which is longer than in most areas.
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.
2
Lower than 99% 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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051027/hobart/topic/transport