3.0% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Miandetta - Don · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Miandetta - Don
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 32-minute walk to the nearest stop is much longer than in most areas, reflecting the car-dependent nature of Miandetta - Don. Very few people here use public transport or work from home, with the vast majority relying on their own vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home in the area owns a car, with only 3.0% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the figures for Tasmania and Australia, and the trend has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Miandetta - Don, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, as only 0.6% of people use public transport. This is much lower than most areas, and the 4.4% who work from home is far below the national figure.
4.4% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 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.
Public transport options are limited, with only 17 stops and 5 bus routes available. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
17
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.64
Higher than 55% 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).
297.7
Lower than 70% 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop is much longer than in most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for this level.
32
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.
176
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 Miandetta - Don [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021088/miandetta-don/topic/transport