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 Spencer Park, accounting for 43.8% (625 households). This share was higher than Albany (C) (33%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 501 households and 28.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Spencer Park - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Spencer Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Albany (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Spencer Park, with comparison markers for Albany (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
117
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
+7.1pp
117
8.2%
+7.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
625
% of total
43.8%
Change from 2016
+28.5pp
625
43.8%
+28.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
467
% of total
32.7%
Change from 2016
-8.1pp
467
32.7%
-8.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
188
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
-27.3pp
188
13.2%
-27.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
24
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
24
1.7%
-0.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+108
+7.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+501
+28.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+136
-8.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-141
-27.3pp
Not stated
+3
-0.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Spencer Park. 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 | 117 | 8.2% | 4.5% | 9 | 1.1% | 4.5% | +108 | +7.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 625 | 43.8% | 33.0% | 124 | 15.3% | 31.2% | +501 | +28.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 467 | 32.7% | 37.6% | 331 | 40.8% | 37.1% | +136 | -8.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 188 | 13.2% | 23.4% | 329 | 40.5% | 23.4% | -141 | -27.3pp |
| Not stated | 24 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 21 | 2.6% | 3.7% | +3 | -0.9pp |
| Total households | 1,426 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 812 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +614 | 0.0pp |