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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Shalvey, accounting for 33.3% (375 households). This share was lower than Blacktown (C) (34%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 14 households and 0.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Shalvey - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Shalvey in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Shalvey, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
133
% of total
11.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
133
11.8%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
375
% of total
33.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
375
33.3%
-0.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
323
% of total
28.7%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
323
28.7%
+0.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
148
% of total
13.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
148
13.1%
+0.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
149
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
149
13.2%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+5
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+10
-0.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+14
+0.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+7
+0.1pp
Not stated
+14
+0.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Shalvey. 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 | 133 | 11.8% | 6.4% | 128 | 11.8% | 6.8% | +5 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 375 | 33.3% | 34.0% | 365 | 33.7% | 31.2% | +10 | -0.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 323 | 28.7% | 36.2% | 309 | 28.5% | 36.4% | +14 | +0.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 148 | 13.1% | 17.4% | 141 | 13.0% | 18.2% | +7 | +0.1pp |
| Not stated | 149 | 13.2% | 6.0% | 135 | 12.5% | 7.5% | +14 | +0.7pp |
| Total households | 1,126 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,084 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +42 | 0.0pp |