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 McKail, accounting for 46.2% (647 households). This share was higher than Albany (C) (35.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 144 households and 4.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
McKail - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for McKail in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Albany (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for McKail, with comparison markers for Albany (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
33
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
33
2.4%
+0.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
345
% of total
24.7%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
345
24.7%
+0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
647
% of total
46.2%
Change from 2016
+4.9pp
647
46.2%
+4.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
326
% of total
23.3%
Change from 2016
-3.9pp
326
23.3%
-3.9pp
Not stated
2021 count
48
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
48
3.4%
-2.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+12
+0.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+47
+0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+144
+4.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-5
-3.9pp
Not stated
-24
-2.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for McKail. 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 | 33 | 2.4% | 4.4% | 21 | 1.7% | 4.4% | +12 | +0.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 345 | 24.7% | 32.5% | 298 | 24.4% | 30.2% | +47 | +0.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 647 | 46.2% | 35.9% | 503 | 41.3% | 35.2% | +144 | +4.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 326 | 23.3% | 22.1% | 331 | 27.2% | 22.1% | -5 | -3.9pp |
| Not stated | 48 | 3.4% | 5.2% | 72 | 5.9% | 8.2% | -24 | -2.5pp |
| Total households | 1,399 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,219 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +180 | 0.0pp |