1.7% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Waratah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Waratah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.7% of homes in Waratah lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the Tasmanian and national averages. This makes the area heavily dependent on cars for travel, especially as public transport options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 39.2% having two and another 34.7% owning three or more. This high level of vehicle ownership has remained steady since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Waratah, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way people get to work, with 67.6% as the driver. While 12% of residents now work from home—up 3 points since 2011—only 0.4% use public transport for their commute, which is much lower than most areas.
12.0% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -66.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 very limited here, with just two routes and 10 stops. This is reflected in the 19.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 767.
10
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.60
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).
19.5
Lower than 86% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031096/waratah/topic/transport