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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Robin Hill, accounting for 47.2% (151 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 35 households and 9.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Robin Hill - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Robin Hill in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bathurst Regional (A) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Robin Hill, with comparison markers for Bathurst Regional (A).

Robin Hill
Bathurst Regional (A)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

39

% of total

12.2%

Change from 2016

-4.3pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

126

% of total

39.4%

Change from 2016

-5.6pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

151

% of total

47.2%

Change from 2016

+9.7pp

Not stated

2021 count

5

% of total

1.6%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Robin Hill. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).

Number of cars per household for Robin Hill. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).
Number of cars per household for Robin Hill. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Bathurst Regional (A)%Count%Bathurst Regional (A)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%5.6%00.0%6.0%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle3912.2%32.7%5116.5%31.3%-12-4.3pp
2 motor vehicles12639.4%35.1%13945.0%34.2%-13-5.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles15147.2%21.2%11637.5%19.6%+35+9.7pp
Not stated51.6%5.3%72.3%8.8%-2-0.7pp
Total households320100.0%100.0%309100.0%100.0%+110.0pp