11.2% ▼ -37.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
New Town · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in New Town
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households without a car was the main trend in New Town, where 11.2% of homes now have no motor vehicle. This is still well above the national figure of 7.4%. Despite this shift, the area remains very well connected with a high number of public transport stops and short travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Homes without a car are much more common here than in most areas, though the figure fell 6.7 percentage points since 2011. Most households have one or two vehicles, with 43.0% owning one and 31.5% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In New Town, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for similar areas at 7.7%, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 2.5%. However, working from home is far below the Australian average, with only 8.1% of the workforce doing so.
8.1% ▲ +155.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.7% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
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.
Transport options are plentiful, with 25 routes and 8.63 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. Weekly departures are also far above the Tasmanian figure, and the 27-minute trip to the city is among the lowest for similar areas.
57
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.63
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).
1,710.0
Higher than 78% 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).
25
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,343
Lower than 62% 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).
36,872
Lower than 55% 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).
27
Lower than 94% 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 around is efficient, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is just 5 minutes, which is among the lowest for this level of area.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
5
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 New Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051030/new-town/topic/transport