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.

Key insight

In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Montmorency, accounting for 42.3% (1,531 households). This share was higher than Banyule (C) (39.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 113 households and 1.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Montmorency - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Montmorency in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Montmorency, with comparison markers for Banyule (C).

Montmorency
Banyule (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

113

% of total

3.1%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

1,280

% of total

35.4%

Change from 2016

+1.5pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

1,531

% of total

42.3%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

603

% of total

16.7%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Not stated

2021 count

81

% of total

2.2%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Montmorency. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).

Number of cars per household for Montmorency. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).
Number of cars per household for Montmorency. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Banyule (C)%Count%Banyule (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles1133.1%5.7%1323.8%6.0%-19-0.7pp
1 motor vehicle1,28035.4%36.4%1,16733.9%34.0%+113+1.5pp
2 motor vehicles1,53142.3%39.1%1,42041.2%38.4%+111+1.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles60316.7%15.6%57416.7%15.9%+290.0pp
Not stated812.2%3.2%1544.5%5.9%-73-2.3pp
Total households3,618100.0%100.0%3,447100.0%100.0%+1710.0pp