12.4% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Acton - Upper Burnie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Acton - Upper Burnie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in Acton - Upper Burnie than in 2011, although the area remains heavily reliant on cars. A striking 12.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the state and national figures. This reliance on private transport is reflected in how the majority of residents travel for work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Twelve point four percent of households do not own a car, a figure that is well above the Tasmanian average of 6.1%. While this has fallen slightly since 2011, nearly half of all homes still rely on a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Acton - Upper Burnie, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 2.9% of people doing so—far below the national figure of 21%. Most residents drive to work, with 71.2% acting as the driver, while only 1.3% use public transport.
2.9% ▲ +209.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Bus services are the only public transport option available. While there are 12 different routes and 18 stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Tasmanian figure.
18
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.50
Higher than 67% 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).
559.9
Lower than 60% 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).
12
Higher than 71% 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.
A typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 5 minutes. However, the drive time to the city is among the highest for similar areas.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
200
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 Acton - Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011075/acton-upper-burnie/topic/transport