2.7% ▼ -40.6%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Huonville - Franklin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Huonville - Franklin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.7% of Huonville - Franklin households lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the daily commute, where 65.1% of people drive themselves to work. The area's transport landscape is defined by private vehicle use and a 37-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 39.5% having two and 12% having four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is much lower than the Tasmanian figure and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Huonville - Franklin, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has grown to 11.4%, which is well above the state average but far below the national figure. Very few people use public transport for work, with only 0.8% doing so, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
11.4% ▲ +120.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -53.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 limited to buses, with 37 stops across 9 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Tasmanian average, and there are fewer stops per person than in the state overall.
37
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.93
Lower than 56% 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).
258.6
Lower than 71% 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).
9
Higher 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 around is dominated by the car, as the drive time to the city is 37 minutes, which is higher than most similar areas.
37
Higher than 65% 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 Huonville - Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021072/huonville-franklin/topic/transport