9.6% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Devonport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Devonport
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 70% of working residents in Devonport drive themselves to work, highlighting a strong reliance on cars. While most homes have at least one vehicle, nearly 10% of households have none, which is much higher than in most other areas. This creates a distinct contrast between the town's heavy car use and a significant group without private transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the Tasmanian average of 6.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas, although the number has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Devonport, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work (0.5%), and only 4.3% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. These low rates are consistent with the fact that the vast majority of people drive or walk to their jobs.
4.3% ▲ +58.5%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Devonport has more public transport stops and routes than about 70% of similar areas, but the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure. All public transport services in the area are buses.
66
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.56
Higher than 54% 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).
470.7
Lower than 63% 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).
13
Higher than 73% 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 transport stop is quick, taking only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is among the highest for its level at 172 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
172
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 Devonport
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021085/devonport/topic/transport