1.3% ▼ -78.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Railton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Railton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars defines daily life in Railton, where only 1.3% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This is well below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia, reflecting a community where private transport is essential for getting around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 38.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 11.8% having four or more. Very few households get by without a car, which is far more common in other parts of the state.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Railton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 68.2% as the driver and 6.1% as a passenger. Only 5.6% work from home, a figure that is far below the national average.
5.6% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
While Railton has more public transport stops than many similar areas, the service is limited. There is only one bus route with two stops, and the number of weekly departures per person is far below the state average.
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.
1.85
Higher than 65% 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).
48.2
Higher than 63% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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.
Reaching the city is a long trip, with a drive time of 159 minutes. Getting to public transport is also a challenge, as the walk to the nearest stop typically takes 37 minutes.
37
Higher than 72% 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.
159
Higher than 91% 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 Railton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60533/railton/topic/transport