9.9% ▼ -28.6%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Launceston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in South Launceston
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 1,500 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make South Launceston far more connected to services than the state average. While many residents rely on cars, this area has a much higher rate of carless households than most other similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. This proportion has fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011, though it remains higher than the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Launceston, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Few residents work from home at 6.7%, a figure far below the Australian average of 21.0%. Most people drive to work, while only 1.3% use public transport, which is a little below both state and national levels.
6.7% ▲ +197.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 14 bus routes and 32 stops, providing 6.6 stops per 1,000 people. This is much higher than most similar areas and explains why weekly departures are far above the state figure.
32
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.60
Higher than 79% 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).
1,472.1
Higher than 73% 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).
14
Higher than 76% 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.
A typical walk to the nearest stop takes 9 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. The drive time to the city is among the highest for places at this level, taking about 119 minutes.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
119
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in South Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011047/south-launceston/topic/transport