2.4% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Central Highlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Central Highlands
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Car dependence has remained the dominant way of life in Central Highlands since 2011, with almost every home owning at least one vehicle. Only 2.4% of households lack a motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade and is well below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 34.8% having two and 18.7% having three. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that very few homes — just 2.4% — have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than most areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Central Highlands splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (35%) and 1 vehicle (30%), with 3 vehicles at 19%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while only 0.4% of people use public transport. This is a little below the national figure, though 12.7% of residents now work from home, an amount that rose slightly since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -51.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 almost non-existent here, with zero routes or stops serving the area. This is far below the Tasmania average and places the region in the bottom 10% of similar areas for transit access.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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.
The area is very remote, with a typical drive time of 87 minutes to reach the city, which is much higher than most other areas.
87
Higher than 86% 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 Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603011065/central-highlands/topic/transport