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 Tregear, accounting for 42.6% (502 households). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (35.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 495 households and 15.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Tregear - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Tregear in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tregear, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
214
% of total
18.2%
Change from 2016
+18.2pp
214
18.2%
+18.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
502
% of total
42.6%
Change from 2016
+15.7pp
502
42.6%
+15.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
293
% of total
24.9%
Change from 2016
-5.9pp
293
24.9%
-5.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
140
% of total
11.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
140
11.9%
+0.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
28
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-9.1pp
28
2.4%
-9.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+214
+18.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+495
+15.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+285
-5.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+137
+0.4pp
Not stated
+25
-9.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Tregear. 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 | 214 | 18.2% | 6.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 7.0% | +214 | +18.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 502 | 42.6% | 35.5% | 7 | 26.9% | 32.4% | +495 | +15.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 293 | 24.9% | 38.0% | 8 | 30.8% | 38.0% | +285 | -5.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 140 | 11.9% | 18.3% | 3 | 11.5% | 18.9% | +137 | +0.4pp |
| Not stated | 28 | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3 | 11.5% | 3.6% | +25 | -9.1pp |
| Total households | 1,178 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 26 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,152 | 0.0pp |