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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Meadow Flat (part), accounting for 41.9% (54 households). This share was higher than Bathurst Regional (A) (21.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 13 households and 7.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Meadow Flat (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Meadow Flat (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bathurst Regional (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Meadow Flat (part), with comparison markers for Bathurst Regional (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
19
% of total
14.7%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
19
14.7%
+2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
39
% of total
30.2%
Change from 2016
-9.3pp
39
30.2%
-9.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
54
% of total
41.9%
Change from 2016
+7.4pp
54
41.9%
+7.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
15
% of total
11.6%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
15
11.6%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+4
+2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
-8
-9.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+13
+7.4pp
Not stated
+2
+0.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Meadow Flat (part). 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 19 | 14.7% | 32.7% | 15 | 12.6% | 31.3% | +4 | +2.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 39 | 30.2% | 35.1% | 47 | 39.5% | 34.2% | -8 | -9.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 54 | 41.9% | 21.2% | 41 | 34.5% | 19.6% | +13 | +7.4pp |
| Not stated | 15 | 11.6% | 5.3% | 13 | 10.9% | 8.8% | +2 | +0.7pp |
| Total households | 129 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 119 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +10 | 0.0pp |