12.0% ▼ -35.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mowbray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mowbray
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A drop in the number of car-free households is the biggest shift for Mowbray since 2011, as 12% of homes now have no motor vehicle. While this is still well above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%, it represents a significant move towards greater vehicle ownership over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those with cars, the most common arrangement is one vehicle per home, at 40.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mowbray, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very uncommon here, with only 3.4% of people doing so, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most residents rely on cars, with 65.4% driving to work.
3.4% ▲ +78.5%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Mowbray has 10 public transport routes, but with only 7 stops, its access is much lower than most areas. All public transport in the area is provided by buses.
7
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.73
Lower than 82% 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).
720.6
Lower than 53% 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.
Getting around on foot can be difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 23 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. Drive times to the city are also among the highest for this level.
23
Higher than 82% 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.
127
Higher than 94% 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 Mowbray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011040/mowbray/topic/transport