3.3% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Penguin - Sulphur Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Penguin - Sulphur Creek
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in Penguin - Sulphur Creek go without a car, with only 3.3% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This reliance on private transport is clear in the daily commute, where the vast majority of workers drive to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 37.5% owning two and 16.4% owning three. The share of homes without a vehicle is well below the Australian figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Penguin - Sulphur Creek, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 71.6% of people as the driver. Only 0.6% use public transport, a figure much lower than most areas, while 7.3% work from home, which is far below the national figure.
7.3% ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -45.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
While the area has about the same number of stops per person as the state average, weekly departures are far below the Tasmanian figure. All public transport is provided by bus, with only 3 routes serving the area.
31
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.72
Higher than 70% 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).
189.0
Lower than 75% 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).
3
Lower than 79% 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 without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 38 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for similar places.
38
Higher than 89% 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.
189
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 Penguin - Sulphur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011079/penguin-sulphur-creek/topic/transport