9.7% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Devonport · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in East Devonport
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Higher than most similar areas, East Devonport has a strong reliance on public transport and a notable number of car-free homes. This is seen in the 9.7% of households without a motor vehicle, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. While cars remain the main way to get around, the area stands out for its better-than-average transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly one in ten homes here have no motor vehicle, a rate much higher than most other areas. For those who do own cars, the most common arrangement is a single vehicle, found in 42.5% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In East Devonport, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A little more than the national figure, 4.3% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs. In contrast, only 4.7% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian rate of 21%.
4.7% ▲ +57.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▲ +293.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 is well served by 23 bus stops and two routes, which is more than about 89% of similar places. Despite this, the weekly number of departures per 1,000 people is well below the Tasmanian figure.
23
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.25
Higher than 78% 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).
586.5
Higher than 80% 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.
It takes about 12 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is around the middle for areas of this level. However, the drive time to the city is among the highest for similar locations at 170 minutes.
12
Lower than 51% 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.
170
Higher than 94% 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 East Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60176/east-devonport/topic/transport