0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Loira · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Loira
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Loira owns a motor vehicle, reflecting a high reliance on cars for daily travel. While the area has a high number of transport stops compared to other similar spots, it remains a remote location with long travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home in Loira has a motor vehicle, which is well below the Tasmanian and national figures. Most households own multiple cars, with 94.6% having two or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Loira, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 4 or more (25%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers here drive, though 13% work from home. This is well above the state average, but well below the national figure.
13.0% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
There are 12.66 transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Tasmanian average. However, the 582.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure.
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.
12.66
Higher than 89% 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).
582.3
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).
4
Higher than 82% 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.
Getting around is difficult, with a 147-minute drive to the city. It also takes much longer than in most areas to reach the nearest stop, with a 48-minute walk.
48
Higher than 78% 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.
147
Higher than 89% 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 Loira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60347/loira/topic/transport