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 Brighton (M), accounting for 33.3% (2,296 households). This share was lower than Greater Hobart (35%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 477 households and 3.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Brighton (M) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Brighton (M) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Hobart and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Brighton (M), with comparison markers for Greater Hobart.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
446
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
446
6.5%
-1.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
2,149
% of total
31.2%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
2,149
31.2%
+0.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,296
% of total
33.3%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
2,296
33.3%
+0.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
1,879
% of total
27.3%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
1,879
27.3%
+3.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
117
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
117
1.7%
-2.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-1
-1.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+353
+0.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+364
+0.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+477
+3.3pp
Not stated
-150
-2.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Brighton (M). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Hobart.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Hobart% | Count | % | Greater Hobart% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 446 | 6.5% | 6.9% | 447 | 7.7% | 8.0% | -1 | -1.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 2,149 | 31.2% | 36.0% | 1,796 | 30.7% | 36.7% | +353 | +0.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,296 | 33.3% | 35.0% | 1,932 | 33.1% | 34.6% | +364 | +0.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 1,879 | 27.3% | 20.8% | 1,402 | 24.0% | 17.4% | +477 | +3.3pp |
| Not stated | 117 | 1.7% | 1.3% | 267 | 4.6% | 3.3% | -150 | -2.9pp |
| Total households | 6,889 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,842 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,047 | 0.0pp |