3.7% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hobart - South and West · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Hobart - South and West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes live without a car in Hobart - South and West than in the rest of Australia. Only 3.7% of households lack a motor vehicle, making it much more car-dependent than most similar areas. This reliance on driving is a key feature of the local transport landscape.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 39.4% owning two and 14.3% owning three. The share of homes with no vehicle has fallen to 3.7% since 2011, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hobart - South and West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 61.7% of residents. While 4.5% use public transport—which is much higher than most similar areas—the share of people working from home is far below the Australian figure at 10.3%.
10.3% ▲ +141.7%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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.
The area has 205 public transport stops and 32 routes, all of which are bus services. There are 836.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Tasmania figure.
205
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.59
Higher than 74% 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).
836.4
Higher than 52% 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).
32
Higher than 57% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is just 17 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 26 minutes, a time that is much higher than in most other places.
26
Higher than 82% 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.
17
Lower than 71% 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 Hobart - South and West
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hobart - South and West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60104/hobart-south-and-west/topic/transport