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, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in St Helena, accounting for 42.5% (434 households). This share was higher than Banyule (C) (39.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 77 households and 6.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
St Helena - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for St Helena in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for St Helena, with comparison markers for Banyule (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
40
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
40
3.9%
-0.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
257
% of total
25.2%
Change from 2016
+6.9pp
257
25.2%
+6.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
434
% of total
42.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
434
42.5%
+0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
272
% of total
26.7%
Change from 2016
-4.1pp
272
26.7%
-4.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
21
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
21
2.1%
-1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-7
-0.9pp
1 motor vehicle
+77
+6.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+21
+0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-31
-4.1pp
Not stated
-16
-1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for St Helena. 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 | 40 | 3.9% | 5.7% | 47 | 4.8% | 6.0% | -7 | -0.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 257 | 25.2% | 36.4% | 180 | 18.3% | 34.0% | +77 | +6.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 434 | 42.5% | 39.1% | 413 | 42.0% | 38.4% | +21 | +0.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 272 | 26.7% | 15.6% | 303 | 30.8% | 15.9% | -31 | -4.1pp |
| Not stated | 21 | 2.1% | 3.2% | 37 | 3.8% | 5.9% | -16 | -1.7pp |
| Total households | 1,020 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 984 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +36 | 0.0pp |