7.3% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ulverstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ulverstone
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households in Ulverstone are without a car than they were in 2011, but reliance on driving remains very high. Most residents depend on private vehicles, with very few people using public transport or working from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. Most households own one or two cars, while 7.0% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ulverstone, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 71.7% of people as the driver. Only 0.3% use public transport, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
5.2% ▲ +63.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -73.1%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
Public transport access is far below the state average, with only 1.55 stops per 1,000 people. All available services are buses, but weekly departures are much lower than in most other areas.
11
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.55
Lower than 83% 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).
104.5
Lower than 80% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes much longer here than in most areas, with a typical walk of 35 minutes. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for similar places.
35
Higher than 88% 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.
195
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).
More for Ulverstone
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011082/ulverstone/topic/transport