City of Launceston
Local workers - Method of travel to work - All industries
This data reveals the main modes of transport used by local workers in a particular industry to get to work. Workforce transport data for the City of Launceston 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 place of residence and resident place of work for a clearer picture of where people come from to work in the City of Launceston, and Employment locations for the Destination Zones they work in and how they arrive there.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers method of travel to work | |||||||||
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| City of Launceston - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Main method of travel | Number | % | Manufacturing% | Number | % | Manufacturing% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Car, as driver | 24,129 | 70.4 | 78.5 | 23,950 | 68.2 | 76.2 | +179 | ||
| Car, as passenger | 1,951 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 2,337 | 6.7 | 6.5 | -386 | ||
| Train | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +6 | ||
| Bus | 495 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 629 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -134 | ||
| Ferry | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | +5 | ||
| Tram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | -3 | ||
| Truck | 131 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 211 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -80 | ||
| Motorbike/Motor scooter | 198 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 194 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +4 | ||
| Bicycle | 258 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 199 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +59 | ||
| Taxi/Other | 131 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 136 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -5 | ||
| Other - multiple methods | 366 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 329 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +37 | ||
| Walked only | 1,530 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1,636 | 4.7 | 3.0 | -106 | ||
| Worked at home | 924 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 901 | 2.6 | 2.4 | +23 | ||
| Did not go to work | 3,822 | 11.2 | 5.1 | 4,138 | 11.8 | 6.4 | -316 | ||
| Not stated | 306 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 440 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -134 | ||
| Total | 34,263 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 35,114 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -851 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id informed decisions Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
In 2016, there were 517 people who caught public transport to work (train, bus, tram or ferry) in the City of Launceston, compared with 26,409 who drove in private vehicles (car – as driver, car – as passenger, motorbike, or truck).
Analysis of the method of travel to work in the City of Launceston in 2016 compared to the Manufacturing workforce within the City of Launceston shows that 1.5% used public transport, while 77.1% used a private vehicle, compared with 1.3% and 85.8% respectively in the Manufacturing workforce within the City of Launceston.
The major differences between the method of travel to work of the workforce in the City of Launceston and the Manufacturing workforce were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by car, as driver (70.4% compared to 78.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who did not go to work (11.2% compared to 5.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who walked only (4.5% compared to 2.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who travelled by other - multiple methods (1.1% compared to 0.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the method of travel to work of the workforce in the City of Launceston between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Car, as passenger (-386 local workers)
- Did not go to work (-316 local workers)
- Car, as driver (+179 local workers)
- Bus (-134 local workers)