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, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Glendenning, accounting for 43.8% (664 households). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (36.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 40 households and 2 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Glendenning - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Glendenning in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Glendenning, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).

Glendenning
Blacktown (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

49

% of total

3.2%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

420

% of total

27.7%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

664

% of total

43.8%

Change from 2016

-2.8pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

327

% of total

21.6%

Change from 2016

+2.0pp

Not stated

2021 count

60

% of total

4.0%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Glendenning. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).

Number of cars per household for Glendenning. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
Number of cars per household for Glendenning. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Blacktown (C)%Count%Blacktown (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles493.2%6.4%342.3%6.8%+15+0.9pp
1 motor vehicle42027.7%34.0%41428.2%31.2%+6-0.5pp
2 motor vehicles66443.8%36.2%68446.6%36.4%-20-2.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles32721.6%17.4%28719.6%18.2%+40+2.0pp
Not stated604.0%6.0%644.4%7.5%-4-0.4pp
Total households1,517100.0%100.0%1,467100.0%100.0%+500.0pp