Housing
Number of cars per household
About this topic
Number of cars per household shows how many registered motor vehicles are available to people living in a household. It is a measure of access to private transport rather than total travel activity.
This topic is useful for understanding mobility, transport choice, and access to jobs and services. It should be read with public transport availability, household type, income, and travel to work, because high or low car ownership can reflect very different local conditions.
Interpretation notes
- This measures registered motor vehicles owned or used by residents that were garaged or parked at or near the dwelling on Census night.
- Vehicle counts are a household access measure, not a direct measure of how often people drive or commute.
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Key insight
In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Gledhow, accounting for 42.1% (167 households). This share was higher than Albany (C) (35.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 55 households and 10.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Gledhow - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Gledhow in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Albany (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gledhow, with comparison markers for Albany (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
10
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
10
2.5%
+0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
75
% of total
18.9%
Change from 2016
-3.9pp
75
18.9%
-3.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
167
% of total
42.1%
Change from 2016
+10.9pp
167
42.1%
+10.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
125
% of total
31.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
125
31.5%
-0.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
24
% of total
6.0%
Change from 2016
-7.1pp
24
6.0%
-7.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+4
+0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
-7
-3.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+55
+10.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+10
-0.5pp
Not stated
-23
-7.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Gledhow. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Albany (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Albany (C)% | Count | % | Albany (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 10 | 2.5% | 4.4% | 6 | 1.7% | 4.4% | +4 | +0.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 75 | 18.9% | 32.5% | 82 | 22.8% | 30.2% | -7 | -3.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 167 | 42.1% | 35.9% | 112 | 31.2% | 35.2% | +55 | +10.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 125 | 31.5% | 22.1% | 115 | 32.0% | 22.1% | +10 | -0.5pp |
| Not stated | 24 | 6.0% | 5.2% | 47 | 13.1% | 8.2% | -23 | -7.1pp |
| Total households | 397 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 359 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +38 | 0.0pp |