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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Hebersham, accounting for 38.5% (649 households). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (35.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 646 households and 5.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Hebersham - Households (Enumerated)

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

Car ownership snapshot

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

Hebersham
Blacktown (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

159

% of total

9.4%

Change from 2016

+9.4pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

649

% of total

38.5%

Change from 2016

+5.2pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

534

% of total

31.7%

Change from 2016

-1.6pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

311

% of total

18.5%

Change from 2016

+18.5pp

Not stated

2021 count

34

% of total

2.0%

Change from 2016

+2.0pp

Data table

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

Number of cars per household for Hebersham. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
Number of cars per household for Hebersham. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Blacktown (C)%Count%Blacktown (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles1599.4%6.6%00.0%7.0%+159+9.4pp
1 motor vehicle64938.5%35.5%333.3%32.4%+646+5.2pp
2 motor vehicles53431.7%38.0%333.3%38.0%+531-1.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles31118.5%18.3%00.0%18.9%+311+18.5pp
Not stated342.0%1.6%00.0%3.6%+34+2.0pp
Total households1,684100.0%100.0%9100.0%100.0%+1,6750.0pp