8.6% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sandy Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Sandy Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport in Sandy Bay than in other parts of Tasmania. The area is exceptionally well-connected, with a short 8-minute drive to the city and very frequent bus services. These links mean a higher proportion of homes here live without a car compared to the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Most households have one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sandy Bay, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the state and national figures at 6.7%. While working from home rose to 12% since 2011, this remains well below the Australian average.
12.0% ▲ +133.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.7% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
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.
Sandy Bay has a very high number of bus stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the Tasmanian figure. With 12 different routes, it is more connected than about 72% of similar areas.
81
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.57
Higher than 79% 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).
1,582.8
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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,326
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).
12,326
Lower than 81% 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).
44
Lower than 76% 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 very efficient here, with a typical 1-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is just 8 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
8
Lower than 93% 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 Sandy Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051031/sandy-bay/topic/transport