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 Kings Park (Vic.), accounting for 36.1% (944 households). This share was similar to Brimbank (C) (36%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 940 households and 17.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Kings Park (Vic.) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Kings Park (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brimbank (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kings Park (Vic.), with comparison markers for Brimbank (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
176
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
+6.7pp
176
6.7%
+6.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
889
% of total
34.0%
Change from 2016
-6.9pp
889
34.0%
-6.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
944
% of total
36.1%
Change from 2016
+17.9pp
944
36.1%
+17.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
559
% of total
21.4%
Change from 2016
+7.8pp
559
21.4%
+7.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
44
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
44
1.7%
+1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+176
+6.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+880
-6.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+940
+17.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+556
+7.8pp
Not stated
+44
+1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Kings Park (Vic.). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brimbank (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Brimbank (C)% | Count | % | Brimbank (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 176 | 6.7% | 7.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7.0% | +176 | +6.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 889 | 34.0% | 33.7% | 9 | 40.9% | 31.7% | +880 | -6.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 944 | 36.1% | 36.0% | 4 | 18.2% | 36.0% | +940 | +17.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 559 | 21.4% | 21.4% | 3 | 13.6% | 20.8% | +556 | +7.8pp |
| Not stated | 44 | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.4% | +44 | +1.7pp |
| Total households | 2,615 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 22 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,593 | 0.0pp |