3.0% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Forestier - Tasman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Forestier - Tasman
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A reliance on private cars defines daily life in Forestier - Tasman, where only 3% of homes lack a motor vehicle. While the area has a high number of bus stops, very few people use public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 37.1% of homes having two vehicles and 15.9% having three. The proportion of homes without a car is 3%, which is well below both the Tasmanian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Forestier - Tasman splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and 14.1% work from home, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is well above the state average. Only 0.4% of the workforce uses public transport, which is a little below the state and national levels.
14.1% ▲ +45.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -59.2%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 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.
The area has 12.73 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. However, these are all bus stops and provide very few services, with weekly departures far below the Tasmanian average.
33
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.73
Higher than 89% 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).
97.2
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).
1
Lower than 93% 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 into the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 97 minutes, which is much higher than most other areas.
97
Higher than 88% 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 Forestier - Tasman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603031073/forestier-tasman/topic/transport