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 Port Albany, accounting for 47.5% (28 households). This share was higher than Albany (C) (32.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 9 households and 12.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Port Albany - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Port Albany in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Albany (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Port Albany, with comparison markers for Albany (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
6
% of total
10.2%
Change from 2016
+4.6pp
6
10.2%
+4.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
28
% of total
47.5%
Change from 2016
+12.3pp
28
47.5%
+12.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
20
% of total
33.9%
Change from 2016
-10.5pp
20
33.9%
-10.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
8
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
8
13.6%
+2.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-9.3pp
0
0.0%
-9.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+3
+4.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+9
+12.3pp
2 motor vehicles
-4
-10.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+2
+2.5pp
Not stated
-5
-9.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Port Albany. 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 | 6 | 10.2% | 4.4% | 3 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +3 | +4.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 28 | 47.5% | 32.5% | 19 | 35.2% | 30.2% | +9 | +12.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 20 | 33.9% | 35.9% | 24 | 44.4% | 35.2% | -4 | -10.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 8 | 13.6% | 22.1% | 6 | 11.1% | 22.1% | +2 | +2.5pp |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 5.2% | 5 | 9.3% | 8.2% | -5 | -9.3pp |
| Total households | 59 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 54 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +5 | 0.0pp |