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 Macleod (Vic.) (part), accounting for 40.3% (1,553 households). This share was higher than Banyule (C) (37.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 1,384 households and 29 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Macleod (Vic.) (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Macleod (Vic.) (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Macleod (Vic.) (part), with comparison markers for Banyule (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
226
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
+5.0pp
226
5.9%
+5.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,553
% of total
40.3%
Change from 2016
+29.0pp
1,553
40.3%
+29.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,483
% of total
38.5%
Change from 2016
-12.0pp
1,483
38.5%
-12.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
548
% of total
14.2%
Change from 2016
-20.6pp
548
14.2%
-20.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
32
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
32
0.8%
-1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+212
+5.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+1,384
+29.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+728
-12.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+27
-20.6pp
Not stated
-5
-1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Macleod (Vic.) (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Banyule (C)% | Count | % | Banyule (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 226 | 5.9% | 5.8% | 14 | 0.9% | 6.1% | +212 | +5.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,553 | 40.3% | 37.2% | 169 | 11.3% | 35.0% | +1,384 | +29.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,483 | 38.5% | 40.0% | 755 | 50.5% | 39.7% | +728 | -12.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 548 | 14.2% | 16.0% | 521 | 34.8% | 16.4% | +27 | -20.6pp |
| Not stated | 32 | 0.8% | 1.0% | 37 | 2.5% | 2.7% | -5 | -1.7pp |
| Total households | 3,853 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,495 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,358 | 0.0pp |