3.1% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sorell - Richmond · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Sorell - Richmond
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Sorell - Richmond than in most other areas, with only 3.1% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This reliance on private transport is reflected in the long drive times to the city and very limited public transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 38.4% having two vehicles and 16.2% owning three. The share of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sorell - Richmond, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Reliance on cars is high, as 69.3% of workers drive themselves to work. Only 1.2% use public transport, which is lower than most areas, while the 8.8% who work from home is far below the national figure of 21%.
8.8% ▲ +56.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 limited, with only 2.9 stops per 1,000 people, a figure far below the Tasmanian average of 6.13. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also much lower than the state figure.
29
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.90
Lower than 71% 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).
246.8
Lower than 72% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,993
Lower than 71% 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).
9,993
Lower than 84% 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.
Getting around is challenging without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 67 minutes, among the highest for this type of area. The typical drive time to the city is 42 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
67
Higher than 98% 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.
42
Higher than 70% 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 Sorell - Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601061035/sorell-richmond/topic/transport