9.2% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Newnham - Mayfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Newnham - Mayfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than nine in ten homes in Newnham - Mayfield have a car, though it is one of the few areas where a significant number of households get by without one. This reliance on driving is reflected in a very low number of people working from home, which is far below the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well above the Tasmania average and much higher than most similar areas. Most households have one or two cars, while 6.4% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Newnham - Mayfield, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 2.9% work from home, which is far below the national figure. However, 3.9% use public transport to get to work, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.9% ▲ +69.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▲ +71.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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.
The area has 60 public transport stops and 10 routes, all using buses. With 6.23 stops per 1,000 people, access is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the state figure.
60
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.23
Higher than 75% 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).
868.9
Higher than 52% 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.
While the walk to the nearest stop is short at just 2 minutes, the drive time to the city is among the highest for areas at this level.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
126
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 Newnham - Mayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011041/newnham-mayfield/topic/transport