15.3% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ravenswood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ravenswood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of car-free living than the state average define Ravenswood, where 15.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. While public transport is available, the area is quite remote, with a very long drive time to the city. Most residents rely on cars for their daily needs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 15.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. This is among the highest proportions for its area type, though the figure fell slightly from 18.1% in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ravenswood, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel is the main way to get to work, with 68.6% of people driving. Very few people work from home at 2.2%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0% and well below the state average.
2.2% ▲ +127.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
There are 24 public transport stops, all for buses, providing 6.31 stops per 1,000 people. This is about the same as the Tasmanian average, although weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure.
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.
6.31
Higher than 76% 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).
582.3
Lower than 59% 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.
Getting to the city takes a long time, with a drive time of 126 minutes, which is among the highest for its area level. However, the walk to the nearest stop is about 4 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.
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).
More for Ravenswood
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011045/ravenswood/topic/transport