6.6% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Braddon (Murchison) · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Braddon (Murchison)
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A reliance on cars defines daily travel in Braddon (Murchison), where almost 69% of workers drive themselves to their jobs. Very few people use public transport or work from home compared to the rest of the country. This reflects a region where private vehicles are essential for getting around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is higher than most similar areas and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Braddon (Murchison) splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far below the national figure at 6.7%, while only 0.5% of people use public transport for their commute, which is much lower than most areas.
6.7% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 210 public transport stops, but weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Tasmanian figure. All available services in the area are bus routes.
210
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.45
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
314.6
Lower than 78% of state electorate 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).
20
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Braddon (Murchison) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60209/braddon/topic/transport