3.7% ▲ —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ringarooma · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ringarooma
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Ringarooma than in most similar areas. This trend is strong, with over a quarter of the workforce avoiding a daily commute. While many residents rely on cars, the area has a higher number of public transport stops per person than most comparable places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 40% of homes have one vehicle, while about 31% have two. Only 3.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ringarooma, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 26.6% of people doing so, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 8%. Half of the workforce drive to work, while 7% walk.
26.6% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▲ —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
There are 5.93 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, weekly departures are far below the state figure, with only buses serving the area.
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.
5.93
Higher than 81% 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).
56.4
Higher than 64% 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.
Getting to a stop is often a long trip, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 38 minutes, which is higher than in most areas.
38
Higher than 73% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Ringarooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60554/ringarooma/topic/transport