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 Ropes Crossing, accounting for 43.9% (962 households). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (36.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 103 households and 0.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Ropes Crossing - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Ropes Crossing in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ropes Crossing, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
69
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
69
3.2%
+0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
746
% of total
34.1%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
746
34.1%
+0.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
962
% of total
43.9%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
962
43.9%
-2.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
310
% of total
14.2%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
310
14.2%
+2.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
102
% of total
4.7%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
102
4.7%
-0.7pp
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Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+19
+0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+103
+0.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+72
-2.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+80
+2.1pp
Not stated
0
-0.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Ropes Crossing. 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 | 69 | 3.2% | 6.4% | 50 | 2.6% | 6.8% | +19 | +0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 746 | 34.1% | 34.0% | 643 | 33.7% | 31.2% | +103 | +0.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 962 | 43.9% | 36.2% | 890 | 46.7% | 36.4% | +72 | -2.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 310 | 14.2% | 17.4% | 230 | 12.1% | 18.2% | +80 | +2.1pp |
| Not stated | 102 | 4.7% | 6.0% | 102 | 5.4% | 7.5% | 0 | -0.7pp |
| Total households | 2,190 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,906 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +284 | 0.0pp |