6.4% ▼ -38.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Burnie · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in South Burnie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift toward more varied travel habits has occurred in South Burnie, though the area remains heavily reliant on cars. While public transport infrastructure is unusually high for the region, almost no one uses it to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households have one or two cars, with 47.8% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Burnie, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Zero people use public transport to get to work, a figure well below the national average. Only 7.8% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
7.8% ▲ +217.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 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.
With 14.37 stops per 1,000 people, South Burnie has public transport access far above the state average. This is supported by three bus routes and a high number of weekly departures.
5
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.37
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).
830.5
Higher than 84% 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).
3
Higher than 79% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 7 minutes. However, drive times to the city are among the highest for this level of area.
7
Lower than 61% 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.
197
Higher than 99% 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 South Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60613/south-burnie/topic/transport