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 Hampton (Vic.), accounting for 39.4% (2,024 households). This share was lower than Bayside (C) (40.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 298 households and 3.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Hampton (Vic.) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Hampton (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bayside (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hampton (Vic.), with comparison markers for Bayside (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
281
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
281
5.5%
-0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,847
% of total
36.0%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
1,847
36.0%
+3.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,024
% of total
39.4%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
2,024
39.4%
-1.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
801
% of total
15.6%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
801
15.6%
+1.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
180
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-3.2pp
180
3.5%
-3.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-26
-0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
+298
+3.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+60
-1.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+111
+1.3pp
Not stated
-142
-3.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Hampton (Vic.). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bayside (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Bayside (C)% | Count | % | Bayside (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 281 | 5.5% | 4.9% | 307 | 6.3% | 5.1% | -26 | -0.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,847 | 36.0% | 35.7% | 1,549 | 32.1% | 32.9% | +298 | +3.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,024 | 39.4% | 40.4% | 1,964 | 40.7% | 40.5% | +60 | -1.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 801 | 15.6% | 15.7% | 690 | 14.3% | 15.1% | +111 | +1.3pp |
| Not stated | 180 | 3.5% | 3.3% | 322 | 6.7% | 6.4% | -142 | -3.2pp |
| Total households | 5,135 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,830 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +305 | 0.0pp |