8.8% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bellerive · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Bellerive
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport in Bellerive than in most similar areas, with 9.1% of workers commuting this way. This reliance on transit is supported by a dense network of 38 stops and a very short walk to the nearest one. The area's strong connectivity makes it a standout for transit access in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Most households have one or two cars, while 5.8% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bellerive, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the Tasmanian and national figures, while 8.9% of people work from home. This working-from-home rate is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 21%.
8.9% ▲ +169.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.1% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
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.
Bellerive has one of the largest networks of 24 routes and 38 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, and the 38-minute transit time to the city is much lower than most areas.
38
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.68
Higher than 86% 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).
1,738.1
Higher than 90% 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).
24
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,522
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
31,147
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
38
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is quick, with a drive time of just 7 minutes, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest stop, taking only about 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
7
Lower than 99% 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
- 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Bellerive [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60039/bellerive/topic/transport