2.6% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South East · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in South East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people use public transport in South East than the state or national average. Most households rely heavily on their own cars, with only 2.6% of homes having no motor vehicle. This reliance on private transport is clear across the region's commute patterns and limited transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here are without a car, at just 2.6%, which is well below the Tasmanian and national figures. Most households own two vehicles, while 12.1% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 12.3%, which is well above the state average. Only 0.6% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
12.3% ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 178 stops and 22 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Tasmanian figure, and all services are provided by bus.
178
Lower than 95% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.27
Lower than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
129.4
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) 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).
22
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) 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 South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/603/south-east/topic/transport