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 Eglinton (NSW), accounting for 45.7% (482 households). This share was higher than Bathurst Regional (A) (35.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 160 households and 4.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Eglinton (NSW) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Eglinton (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bathurst Regional (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Eglinton (NSW), with comparison markers for Bathurst Regional (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
13
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
13
1.2%
+0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
245
% of total
23.2%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
245
23.2%
-0.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
482
% of total
45.7%
Change from 2016
+4.5pp
482
45.7%
+4.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
285
% of total
27.0%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
285
27.0%
+0.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
26
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-5.0pp
26
2.5%
-5.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+10
+0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
+57
-0.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+160
+4.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+79
+0.7pp
Not stated
-33
-5.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Eglinton (NSW). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Bathurst Regional (A)% | Count | % | Bathurst Regional (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 13 | 1.2% | 5.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 6.0% | +10 | +0.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 245 | 23.2% | 32.7% | 188 | 24.0% | 31.3% | +57 | -0.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 482 | 45.7% | 35.1% | 322 | 41.2% | 34.2% | +160 | +4.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 285 | 27.0% | 21.2% | 206 | 26.3% | 19.6% | +79 | +0.7pp |
| Not stated | 26 | 2.5% | 5.3% | 59 | 7.5% | 8.8% | -33 | -5.0pp |
| Total households | 1,055 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 782 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +273 | 0.0pp |