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 Marsden Park, accounting for 47.1% (2,034 households). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (36.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 1,946 households and 21.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Marsden Park - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Marsden Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Marsden Park, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
84
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
84
1.9%
-2.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,327
% of total
30.7%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
1,327
30.7%
-2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,034
% of total
47.1%
Change from 2016
+21.9pp
2,034
47.1%
+21.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
683
% of total
15.8%
Change from 2016
-5.5pp
683
15.8%
-5.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
200
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
-10.2pp
200
4.6%
-10.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+68
-2.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+1,212
-2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+1,946
+21.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+608
-5.5pp
Not stated
+148
-10.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Marsden Park. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Blacktown (C)% | Count | % | Blacktown (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 84 | 1.9% | 6.4% | 16 | 4.6% | 6.8% | +68 | -2.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,327 | 30.7% | 34.0% | 115 | 32.8% | 31.2% | +1,212 | -2.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,034 | 47.1% | 36.2% | 88 | 25.2% | 36.4% | +1,946 | +21.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 683 | 15.8% | 17.4% | 75 | 21.3% | 18.2% | +608 | -5.5pp |
| Not stated | 200 | 4.6% | 6.0% | 52 | 14.8% | 7.5% | +148 | -10.2pp |
| Total households | 4,322 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 350 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +3,972 | 0.0pp |