1.7% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Sorell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Port Sorell
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 71% of working residents in Port Sorell drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. Very few people rely on other options, with a tiny 0.3% using public transport. This reliance on cars is reflected in the fact that almost every household owns at least one vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. Most households are well-equipped, with 41.8% owning two vehicles and 16.5% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Port Sorell, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 8% doing so. This is a small increase from 6.2% in 2011, while public transport use for commuting remains very low at 0.3%.
8.0% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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 is limited, with just one route and 17 stops. There are only 2.63 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 6.13.
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.
2.63
Lower than 74% 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).
80.0
Lower than 82% 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).
1
Lower than 93% 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 into the city is a significant trip, as the drive time is among the highest for areas of this type, taking 177 minutes.
177
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 Port Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021089/port-sorell/topic/transport