6.5% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
George Town · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in George Town
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 70% of workers in George Town drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This reliance on private vehicles is clear in a town where public transport use is very low and the drive to the city takes about 155 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 35.3% owning one and 34.2% owning two. The 6.5% of households without a vehicle is about the same as the Tasmanian and national figures, though this has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →George Town splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (35%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.5% of people use public transport to get to work, which is much lower than most areas. Working from home is also uncommon at 7.1%, a figure that is far below the national average of 21%.
7.1% ▲ +130.8%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 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 here, with only 16 stops and 5 bus routes. This results in 2.25 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures that are far below the Tasmanian average.
16
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.25
Lower than 77% 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).
92.7
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).
5
Lower than 64% 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 significant journey for locals, with a drive time of 155 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
155
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 George Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031059/george-town/topic/transport