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 Blayney, accounting for 35% (487 households). This share was lower than Blayney (A) (36.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 62 households and 3.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Blayney - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Blayney in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blayney (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Blayney, with comparison markers for Blayney (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
67
% of total
4.8%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
67
4.8%
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
482
% of total
34.6%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
482
34.6%
+3.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
487
% of total
35.0%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
487
35.0%
+3.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
298
% of total
21.4%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
298
21.4%
+2.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
55
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-9.2pp
55
4.0%
-9.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-6
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+62
+3.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+62
+3.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+47
+2.7pp
Not stated
-123
-9.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Blayney. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blayney (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Blayney (A)% | Count | % | Blayney (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 67 | 4.8% | 2.8% | 73 | 5.4% | 3.5% | -6 | -0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 482 | 34.6% | 27.5% | 420 | 31.3% | 26.9% | +62 | +3.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 487 | 35.0% | 36.1% | 425 | 31.6% | 34.7% | +62 | +3.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 298 | 21.4% | 27.0% | 251 | 18.7% | 24.2% | +47 | +2.7pp |
| Not stated | 55 | 4.0% | 6.7% | 178 | 13.2% | 11.0% | -123 | -9.2pp |
| Total households | 1,392 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,344 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +48 | 0.0pp |