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Transport & Vehicles in Scamander

Name: Transport & Vehicles in Scamander — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A stark contrast to national patterns defines transport in Scamander (L), where no one uses public transport to get to work. The area relies heavily on private cars, though more people have started working from home in recent years. Most households now own at least one vehicle, with only 5.2% of homes lacking one.

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📍 Scamander, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

The typical home here has two vehicles, though 12.7% of households own three and 6.0% own four or more. The proportion of homes without a motor vehicle is 5.2%, which is about the same as the Tasmania figure and has fallen since 2011.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Scamander, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).

2 vehicles 42.2% 1 vehicle 34.3% 3 vehicles 12.7% 4 or more 6.0% No vehicle 5.2%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 71.6% of residents, while 10.9% now work from home—a figure that is a little above the state average and has risen since 2011. Public transport use is non-existent at 0.0%, which is well below the national figure.

How people get to work

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In Scamander, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 12%.

Car (driver) 71.6% Worked at home 10.9% Walked 5.7% Car (passenger) 3.5%

Sources

Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Scamander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621024/scamander/topic/transport