Grindelwald - Lanena · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Grindelwald - Lanena

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A drive time of 143 minutes to the city makes Grindelwald - Lanena one of the most remote areas for commuters. This isolation is reflected in a heavy reliance on cars, with almost every home owning at least one vehicle.

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📍 Grindelwald - Lanena, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 1.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the state and national averages. Most households are well-equipped for travel, with 38.3% owning two vehicles and 15.5% owning four or more.

1.8% ▼ -9.3%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 1.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Grindelwald - Lanena, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (20%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Very few people use public transport for work, at just 0.3%. Working from home has risen to 12.6% since 2011, which is well above the Tasmanian figure but well below the national average.

12.6% ▲ +88.7%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.3% ▼ -55.0%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 0.6%
  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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.

How people get to work

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In Grindelwald - Lanena, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 15%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport options are limited, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far below the state average. The area has 8 bus routes and 24 stops, but the number of stops per 1,000 people is 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.

3.91

Lower than 56% 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).

100.7

Lower than 81% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Walking to the nearest stop can take up to 67 minutes, which is among the highest times for this level. These figures highlight the significant distances residents must travel to access transport.

67

Higher than 98% 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.

143

Higher than 97% 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 Grindelwald - Lanena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602021055/grindelwald-lanena/topic/transport