1.5% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Turners Beach - Forth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Turners Beach - Forth
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.5% of homes in Turners Beach - Forth lack a motor vehicle, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This high reliance on cars is reflected in the way people get to work and the limited public transport options available. The area is very car-dependent, with the typical resident spending significant time commuting by road.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 43.8% having two and 12.7% owning four or more. This explains why the proportion of homes without a vehicle is well below the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Turners Beach - Forth, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work for 69.4% of residents. Only 0.2% use public transport, which is among the lowest for similar areas, while 8.6% work from home, a figure far below the national rate of 21%.
8.6% ▲ +60.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -66.2%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 to a single bus route. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure of 767, and the 17 total stops are fewer than in about 73% of similar areas.
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.
4.89
Higher than 59% 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).
164.5
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).
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 around without a car is difficult here, as the walk to the nearest stop takes much longer than in most areas, averaging 43 minutes. Drive times to the city are also among the highest for its level at 184 minutes.
43
Higher than 90% 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.
184
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 Turners Beach - Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021092/turners-beach-forth/topic/transport