12.8% ▼ -36.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Invermay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Invermay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Invermay lack a motor vehicle than in other parts of the state, with 12.8% of households without one. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. While many residents still rely on cars, there is a notable trend toward vehicle ownership as the number of carless homes fell since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, the most common arrangement is a single vehicle, found in 44% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Invermay, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here at 5.2%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Most people drive to work, while 8.2% walk and 2.1% use public transport, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
5.2% ▲ +206.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
Invermay has 10 bus routes and stops, which is fewer than most similar areas. Despite having far fewer stops per person than the state average, the weekly number of departures per 1,000 people is far above the Tasmanian figure.
10
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.86
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).
1,372.5
Higher than 70% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 4 minutes. However, drive times to the city are among the highest for areas at this level, averaging 122 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
122
Higher 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)).
- 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 Invermay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011036/invermay/topic/transport