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, no motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Sandover (part), accounting for 43.9% (61 households). This share was higher than Barkly (R) (25%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 7 households and 4.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Sandover (part) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Sandover (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Barkly (R) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Sandover (part), with comparison markers for Barkly (R).

Sandover (part)
Barkly (R)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

61

% of total

43.9%

Change from 2016

+3.8pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

51

% of total

36.7%

Change from 2016

+4.6pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

5

% of total

3.6%

Change from 2016

-2.2pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

13

% of total

9.4%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Not stated

2021 count

18

% of total

12.9%

Change from 2016

-5.3pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Sandover (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Barkly (R).

Number of cars per household for Sandover (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Barkly (R).
Number of cars per household for Sandover (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Barkly (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Barkly (R)%Count%Barkly (R)%Countpp
No motor vehicles6143.9%25.0%5540.1%23.0%+6+3.8pp
1 motor vehicle5136.7%41.5%4432.1%37.7%+7+4.6pp
2 motor vehicles53.6%15.8%85.8%15.5%-3-2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles139.4%6.5%128.8%8.6%+1+0.6pp
Not stated1812.9%11.1%2518.2%15.3%-7-5.3pp
Total households139100.0%100.0%137100.0%100.0%+20.0pp