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 Rooty Hill, accounting for 35.9% (1,649 households). This share was lower than Blacktown (C) (38%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 818 households and 1.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Rooty Hill - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Rooty Hill in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Rooty Hill, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
316
% of total
6.9%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
316
6.9%
+0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,628
% of total
35.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
1,628
35.4%
+0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,649
% of total
35.9%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
1,649
35.9%
+1.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
936
% of total
20.4%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
936
20.4%
+0.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
72
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
72
1.6%
-2.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+156
+0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+783
+0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+818
+1.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+454
+0.4pp
Not stated
-18
-2.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Rooty Hill. 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 | 316 | 6.9% | 6.6% | 160 | 6.6% | 7.0% | +156 | +0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,628 | 35.4% | 35.5% | 845 | 35.1% | 32.4% | +783 | +0.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,649 | 35.9% | 38.0% | 831 | 34.5% | 38.0% | +818 | +1.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 936 | 20.4% | 18.3% | 482 | 20.0% | 18.9% | +454 | +0.4pp |
| Not stated | 72 | 1.6% | 1.6% | 90 | 3.7% | 3.6% | -18 | -2.1pp |
| Total households | 4,593 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,408 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,185 | 0.0pp |