Northern Tasmania Region
Local workers - Method of travel to work - All industries
Within the Northern Tasmania Region, there is a lower proportion of local All industries workers using public transport to get to work than the Tasmania workforce.
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 Northern Tasmania Region 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 Northern Tasmania Region, 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Tasmania Region - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Main method of travel | Number | % | Tasmania% | Number | % | Tasmania% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Car, as driver | 37,751 | 68.5 | 65.5 | 37,336 | 66.0 | 63.4 | +415 | ||
| Car, as passenger | 2,851 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 3,555 | 6.3 | 6.8 | -704 | ||
| Train | 16 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +6 | ||
| Bus | 589 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 756 | 1.3 | 3.0 | -167 | ||
| Ferry | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +2 | ||
| Tram | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -3 | ||
| Truck | 329 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 450 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -121 | ||
| Motorbike/Motor scooter | 324 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 316 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +8 | ||
| Bicycle | 316 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 288 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +28 | ||
| Taxi/Other | 159 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 162 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -3 | ||
| Other - multiple methods | 649 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 628 | 1.1 | 1.3 | +21 | ||
| Walked only | 2,586 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2,764 | 4.9 | 5.0 | -178 | ||
| Worked at home | 2,775 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 2,865 | 5.1 | 4.5 | -90 | ||
| Did not go to work | 6,224 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 6,686 | 11.8 | 12.3 | -462 | ||
| Not stated | 541 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 774 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -233 | ||
| Total | 55,119 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 56,600 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -1,481 | ||
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 614 people who caught public transport to work (train, bus, tram or ferry) in the Northern Tasmania Region, compared with 41,255 who drove in private vehicles (car – as driver, car – as passenger, motorbike, or truck).
Analysis of the method of travel to work in the Northern Tasmania Region in 2016 compared to the Tasmania workforce within the Northern Tasmania Region shows that 1.1% used public transport, while 74.8% used a private vehicle, compared with 2.9% and 72.7% respectively in Tasmania.
The major differences between the method of travel to work of the workforce in the Northern Tasmania Region and the Tasmania workforce were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who travelled by car, as driver (68.5% compared to 65.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by bus (1.1% compared to 2.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by car, as passenger (5.2% compared to 5.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked at home (5.0% compared to 4.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the method of travel to work of the workforce in the Northern Tasmania Region between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Car, as passenger (-704 local workers)
- Did not go to work (-462 local workers)
- Car, as driver (+415 local workers)
- Walked only (-178 local workers)