14.5% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Upper Burnie · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Upper Burnie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high number of households without cars defines Upper Burnie, where 14.5% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%, marking it as one of the most car-less areas at this level. While most residents still rely on cars, the area is served by a strong network of bus services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly half of homes have one vehicle, and 26.6% have two. However, the 14.5% of households with no vehicle is well above both the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Upper Burnie, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, but those working from home are far below the national average at 3.7%. This is also well below the Tasmanian figure of 8.0%.
3.7% ▲ +227.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▲ +114.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
Bus services are plentiful here, with 12 routes and 11 stops. This makes the number of stops and weekly departures much higher than most similar areas.
11
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.82
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).
720.3
Higher than 82% 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).
12
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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. In contrast, the drive time to the city is among the highest at this level.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
199
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 Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60705/upper-burnie/topic/transport