2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
Bell Bay · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Bell Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge gap exists between Bell Bay and the rest of the state, with a far higher number of public transport stops and departures per person than the Tasmanian average. While the area has 400 stops per 1,000 people, getting to these services or the nearest city still takes a significant amount of time.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Bell Bay has an exceptionally high 16,400 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 767. All of these services are bus routes, with the area boasting more stops and routes than the vast majority of similar places.
400.00
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
16,400.0
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality 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 a typical resident 34 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for this level at 151 minutes.
34
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality 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.
151
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality 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
- 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Bell Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60038/bell-bay/topic/transport