6.2% ▼ -46.7%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Newstead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Newstead
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 65% of workers in Newstead drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes have at least one car, the number of car-free households has dropped from 11.5% in 2011 to 6.2% in 2021. This shift comes as the area maintains a strong network of bus routes, despite low overall usage of public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 40.5% owning one and 36.6% owning two. About 6.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the Tasmanian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Newstead splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 8.9% of people doing so. Public transport use is also low, with just 0.9% of workers using it, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
8.9% ▲ +126.7%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 10 bus routes and 29 stops, which is more than 65% of similar areas. However, with 632.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service frequency is a little below the Tasmanian 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.
5.32
Higher than 65% 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).
632.2
Lower than 57% 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 to the nearest stop is very quick, with a typical walking time of only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas. In contrast, the drive time to the city is among the highest for 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.
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).
More for Newstead
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011042/newstead/topic/transport