8.2% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Coast · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in West Coast
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 63% of workers in West Coast (Tas.) drive themselves to work. This reliance on cars is reflected in the local infrastructure, where public transport options are very limited compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 8.2% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Coast, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.3%, which is much lower than most areas. Working from home is also rare here at 4.4%, a figure far below the national average of 21%.
4.4% ▲ +58.6%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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 sparse, with only two routes and 17 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Tasmanian figure, reflecting a system that relies entirely on buses.
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.
3.98
Lower 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).
68.2
Lower than 83% 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 West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031097/west-coast/topic/transport