3.9% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cygnet · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cygnet
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people use public transport in Cygnet than in the rest of the state. This is a car-dependent area where 40.5% of homes own two vehicles and very few residents rely on buses to get around. While working from home has become more common, the distance to the city remains a major factor in how people travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 13.5% owning three and 9.7% owning four or more. Only 3.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cygnet, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 17.7% of residents, a figure well above the Tasmanian average of 8.0%. In contrast, use of public transport for commuting is very low at 0.5% and has fallen since 2011.
17.7% ▲ +87.3%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -74.5%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 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 options are limited, with only two routes and 13 stops serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
13
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.71
Lower than 73% 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).
59.4
Lower than 83% 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.
Travel times are long for locals, as the drive to the city takes 58 minutes. This is reflected in the walk to the nearest stop, which takes 59 minutes and is among the highest for similar areas.
59
Higher than 95% 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.
58
Higher than 76% 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 Cygnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021070/cygnet/topic/transport