2.2% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Westbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Westbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households in Westbury lack a car compared to the rest of the country, with only 2.2% of homes without a vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way people travel and the very limited public transport options available in the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 37.5% owning two and 15.3% owning four or more. The share of homes without a vehicle has fallen to 2.2%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Westbury, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 67.7% of residents, while only 0.5% use public transport. Around 11.7% of people work from home, a figure that is well above the Tasmania average of 8.0%.
11.7% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Public transport is very limited, with only two bus routes and seven stops in the area. There are 1.61 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average of 6.13.
7
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.61
Lower than 83% 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).
33.1
Lower than 85% 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.
Westbury is quite remote, with a drive time to the city of 147 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for areas at this level.
147
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).
More for Westbury
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Westbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602021057/westbury/topic/transport