3.9% ▼ -42.9%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Norwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Norwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Norwood (Tas.) relies on a car to get around, with only 3.9% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This high level of car ownership is well below the national figure, making private transport the dominant way people move through the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 38.7% have two. The proportion of households without a vehicle has fallen to 3.9%, which is a little below the state figure and well below the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Norwood splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 69.7% of people as the main driver. Only 1.1% of workers use public transport, and the 7.4% who work from home is far below the national figure.
7.4% ▲ +85.1%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport here, with 24 stops across two routes. The number of stops per 1,000 people is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
24
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.95
Higher than 73% 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).
656.4
Lower than 56% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop is quick, taking typically just 2 minutes. However, the drive time to the city is among the highest for similar areas, taking around 120 minutes.
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.
120
Higher than 92% 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 Norwood
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Norwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011043/norwood/topic/transport