7.6% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Moonah · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in West Moonah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people use public transport to get to work in West Moonah than in most similar areas. While 61.6% of workers still drive, the area has a high number of transit stops and a very short walk to the nearest one. This makes it more accessible than many other parts of the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 40.3% having just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Moonah, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is well above the Tasmanian figure, with 5.8% of workers using it. Meanwhile, only 5.5% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
5.5% ▲ +138.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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.
The area is well-served by 24 public transport stops, a number larger than about 90% of similar areas. While it has 5.31 stops per 1,000 people, the weekly number of departures is well below the Tasmanian figure.
24
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.31
Higher than 79% 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).
488.3
Higher than 78% 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,135
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
29,028
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
45
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is quick, with a drive time of just 9 minutes. Residents also benefit from a very short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
9
Lower than 96% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 West Moonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60736/west-moonah/topic/transport