King Island Council area
Local workers - Method of travel to work - All industries
Within King Island Council area, the have a lower proportion of people using public transport to get to work than Tasmania.
This data reveals the main modes of transport used by local workers in a particular industry to get to work. Workforce transport data for King Island Council area is very useful in transport planning as it informs decision-makers about the effectiveness and availability of public transport.
There are a number of reasons why people use different Modes of Transport to get to work including:
- The availability of affordable and effective public transport options between place of residence and place of work (For instance, industries located near railway stations are likely to have higher public transport use than those located away from main public transport routes);
- The number of motor vehicles available from within a household; and
- The travel distance to work, which for example, can allow people to walk or bicycle to their place of employment.
Method of Travel to Work data should be viewed in conjunction with Workers pace of residence and Residents Place of work for a clearer picture of where people come from to work in the King Island Council area, and Employment locations for the Destination Zones they work in and how they arrive there.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by place of work
Please note: Currently only 2016 data are available for work destination. 2011 data are not comparable due to a change in methodology in 2016 which “imputed” a work destination to those workers who didn’t state their work destination. This means comparisons with earlier years should not be made. .id are currently sourcing data collected under the same methodology in 2011 which will be added to this page at a later date. For a detailed case study of this issue please visit our blog post.
| Local workers method of travel to work | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Island Council area - All industries | 2016 | |||||||
| Main method of travel | Number | % | Tasmania % | |||||
| Car, as driver | 454 | 58.8 | 65.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +454 | 2001 |
| Car, as passenger | 44 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +44 | 2002 |
| Train | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2003 |
| Bus | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2007 |
| Ferry | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2011 |
| Tram | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2012 |
| Truck | 9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +9 | 2013 |
| Motorbike/Motor scooter | 9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +9 | 2014 |
| Bicycle | 5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 | 2015 |
| Taxi/Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2016 |
| Other - multiple methods | 20 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +20 | 2017 |
| Walked only | 54 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +54 | 2018 |
| Worked at home | 96 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +96 | 2019 |
| Did not go to work | 76 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +76 | 2020 |
| Not stated | 5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 | 2021 |
| Total persons | 772 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id, the population experts.
Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id, the population experts.
Dominant groups
In 2016, there were 0 people in the who caught public transport to work (train, bus, tram or ferry) in King Island Council area, compared with 507 who drove in private vehicles (car – as driver, car – as passenger, motorbike, or truck).
Analysis of the method of travel to work of the in King Island Council area in 2016 compared to Tasmania shows that 0.0% used public transport, while 65.7% used a private vehicle, compared with 2.9% and 72.1% respectively in Tasmania.
The major differences between the method of travel to work of the in King Island Council area and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked at home (12.4% compared to 4.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who walked only (7.0% compared to 4.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by car (as driver) (58.8% compared to 65.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by bus (0.0% compared to 2.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the method of travel of work of the in King Island Council area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Car, as driver (+454 local workers)
- Worked at home (+96 local workers)
- Did not go to work (+76 local workers)
- Walked only (+54 local workers)