5.2% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Ulverstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in West Ulverstone
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 33-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than most areas, making West Ulverstone a place where people rely heavily on their own cars. Very few residents use public transport for work, and most homes own at least one vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 38.2% owning two and 36.1% owning one. Only 5.2% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →West Ulverstone splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is dominated by cars, as 70.9% of people drive. Working from home is far below the national figure at 6.0%, and only 0.9% of workers use public transport.
6.0% ▲ +68.6%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 here with only 13 stops and 4 bus routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Tasmanian figure.
13
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.88
Lower than 71% 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).
155.3
Lower than 77% 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).
4
Lower 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 33 minutes. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for similar areas.
33
Higher than 87% 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.
185
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 West Ulverstone
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in West Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011083/west-ulverstone/topic/transport