0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
Simpsons Bay · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Simpsons Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost no public transport options exist in Simpsons Bay, making it one of the most isolated areas among similar places. Residents rely entirely on private travel, with no bus or train services available within the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 61%, ahead of 1 vehicle (17%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Simpsons Bay, 2 vehicles is the majority at 79%; 1 vehicle is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 42%, ahead of Worked at home (26%).
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are zero public transport stops or routes in the area. This is far below the Tasmania figure, with zero weekly departures per 1,000 people compared to the state's 767.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 into the city takes a long time from here, with a typical drive time of 99 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
99
Higher than 68% 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
- 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 Simpsons Bay
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Simpsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60602/simpsons-bay/topic/transport