0.9% ▼ -41.8%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dilston - Lilydale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dilston - Lilydale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost no homes in Dilston - Lilydale go without a car, with only 0.9% of households lacking a vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Because the area is so far from the city, residents rely heavily on their own transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are essential here, as 80.4% of homes have two or more vehicles. This is one of the lowest rates of carless households in the region, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dilston - Lilydale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive themselves to work, while 11.4% work from home, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.1%.
11.4% ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.1%
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.
While there are 22 bus stops, the service is sparse. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, making this one of the lowest-serviced areas for public transport.
22
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.05
Higher than 61% 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).
112.8
Lower than 80% 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).
6
Lower than 57% 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 is a long trip, with the drive time of 168 minutes being among the highest for similar areas.
168
Higher than 99% 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 Dilston - Lilydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031058/dilston-lilydale/topic/transport