6.4% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brighton · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Brighton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes in Brighton have gone without a car since 2011, with 6.4% now having no motor vehicle. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, most people still rely heavily on cars to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 34% owning two vehicles and 16.1% owning three. The 6.4% of homes without a vehicle is higher than most similar areas, though it has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (34%) and 1 vehicle (31%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work, with 71% of people driving. Working from home is very uncommon here; at 4.7%, this is far below the national figure of 21%.
4.7% ▲ +76.4%
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Brighton has 153 bus stops, which means it has well above the Tasmanian average for stops per 1,000 people. The number of weekly departures is also higher than most areas, sitting well above the state figure.
153
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.81
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,224.3
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
10
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 25 minutes to drive to the city. However, some residents face a long walk to the nearest stop, with the 60-minute walk time being among the highest for similar areas.
60
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
25
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
More for Brighton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60101/brighton/topic/transport