6.9% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brooklyn · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Brooklyn
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of public transport access than most similar areas define Brooklyn (Tas.). While the typical home has at least one car, the area is well-served by local stops. This accessibility contrasts with a very low number of people who work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households have one or two cars, though 5.2% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Brooklyn, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here, at just 1.8%, which is far below the national figure. Most people commute by car, while 1.8% use public transport, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
1.8% ▲ —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▲ +60.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
Brooklyn has 7.49 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state figure. There are 4 stops and 2 bus routes serving the area.
4
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.49
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).
453.2
Higher than 77% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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.
A one-minute walk to the nearest stop is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is among the highest at this level, taking 198 minutes.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
198
Higher 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)).
- 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 Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60080/brooklyn/topic/transport