7.3% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Prospect
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Five public transport routes serve Prospect, providing a level of service that is much higher than most similar areas. While the area has excellent access to bus stops, the vast majority of residents still rely on their own cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is one vehicle per home, at 42%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Prospect, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 69.9% as the driver. Only 7.4% of the workforce works from home, a figure that is far below the national average of 21%.
7.4% ▲ +138.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
Prospect has 12 stops and a high number of weekly bus departures per person, which is far above the Tasmanian figure. This makes it one of the better-served areas for public transport routes.
12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.29
Higher than 83% 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).
1,244.8
Higher than 88% 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).
5
Higher than 86% 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.
Despite the high number of available services, it takes a typical resident about 40 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is longer than in most areas.
40
Higher than 74% 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.
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).
More for Prospect
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60524/prospect/topic/transport