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 Kings Langley, accounting for 42.7% (1,344 households). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (36.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 92 households and 2.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Kings Langley - Households (Enumerated)

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

Car ownership snapshot

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

Kings Langley
Blacktown (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

96

% of total

3.1%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

818

% of total

26.0%

Change from 2016

+2.5pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

1,344

% of total

42.7%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

819

% of total

26.0%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Not stated

2021 count

68

% of total

2.2%

Change from 2016

-1.6pp

Data table

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

Number of cars per household for Kings Langley. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
Number of cars per household for Kings Langley. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Blacktown (C)%Count%Blacktown (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles963.1%6.4%912.9%6.8%+5+0.2pp
1 motor vehicle81826.0%34.0%72623.5%31.2%+92+2.5pp
2 motor vehicles1,34442.7%36.2%1,34843.7%36.4%-4-1.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles81926.0%17.4%81726.5%18.2%+2-0.5pp
Not stated682.2%6.0%1163.8%7.5%-48-1.6pp
Total households3,145100.0%100.0%3,085100.0%100.0%+600.0pp