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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Patchs Beach, accounting for 50% (11 households). This share was higher than Ballina (A) (17.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 11 households and 50 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Patchs Beach - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Patchs Beach in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Ballina (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Patchs Beach, with comparison markers for Ballina (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-10.0pp
0
0.0%
-10.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
10
% of total
45.5%
Change from 2016
+18.8pp
10
45.5%
+18.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
11
% of total
50.0%
Change from 2016
+50.0pp
11
50.0%
+50.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
3
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
-33.1pp
3
13.6%
-33.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
-3
-10.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+2
+18.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+11
+50.0pp
Not stated
-11
-33.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Patchs Beach. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Ballina (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Ballina (A)% | Count | % | Ballina (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 0 | 0.0% | 35.3% | 3 | 10.0% | 35.7% | -3 | -10.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 10 | 45.5% | 36.6% | 8 | 26.7% | 35.6% | +2 | +18.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 11 | 50.0% | 17.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 14.2% | +11 | +50.0pp |
| Not stated | 3 | 13.6% | 5.9% | 14 | 46.7% | 9.3% | -11 | -33.1pp |
| Total households | 22 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 30 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -8 | 0.0pp |