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 Little Grove, accounting for 43.9% (259 households). This share was higher than Albany (C) (35.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 26 households and 1.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Little Grove - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Little Grove in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Albany (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Little Grove, with comparison markers for Albany (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
10
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
10
1.7%
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
138
% of total
23.4%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
138
23.4%
-0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
259
% of total
43.9%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
259
43.9%
+1.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
167
% of total
28.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
167
28.3%
-0.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
13
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
13
2.2%
-1.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-3
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+4
-0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+26
+1.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+9
-0.2pp
Not stated
-6
-1.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Little Grove. 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 | 1.7% | 4.4% | 13 | 2.3% | 4.4% | -3 | -0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 138 | 23.4% | 32.5% | 134 | 24.1% | 30.2% | +4 | -0.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 259 | 43.9% | 35.9% | 233 | 42.0% | 35.2% | +26 | +1.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 167 | 28.3% | 22.1% | 158 | 28.5% | 22.1% | +9 | -0.2pp |
| Not stated | 13 | 2.2% | 5.2% | 19 | 3.4% | 8.2% | -6 | -1.2pp |
| Total households | 590 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 555 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +35 | 0.0pp |