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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Mount Melville, accounting for 44.5% (201 households). This share was higher than Albany (C) (33%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 201 households and 44.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Mount Melville - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Mount Melville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Albany (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mount Melville, with comparison markers for Albany (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
18
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
18
4.0%
+4.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
201
% of total
44.5%
Change from 2016
+44.5pp
201
44.5%
+44.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
169
% of total
37.4%
Change from 2016
+7.4pp
169
37.4%
+7.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
54
% of total
11.9%
Change from 2016
-18.1pp
54
11.9%
-18.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
3
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
3
0.7%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+18
+4.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+201
+44.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+166
+7.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+51
-18.1pp
Not stated
+3
+0.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Mount Melville. 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 | 18 | 4.0% | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.5% | +18 | +4.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 201 | 44.5% | 33.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 31.2% | +201 | +44.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 169 | 37.4% | 37.6% | 3 | 30.0% | 37.1% | +166 | +7.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 54 | 11.9% | 23.4% | 3 | 30.0% | 23.4% | +51 | -18.1pp |
| Not stated | 3 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.7% | +3 | +0.7pp |
| Total households | 452 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +442 | 0.0pp |