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 Sunshine (Vic.), accounting for 41.4% (1,485 households). This share was higher than Brimbank (C) (32.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 148 households and 2.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Sunshine (Vic.) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Sunshine (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brimbank (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Sunshine (Vic.), with comparison markers for Brimbank (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
410
% of total
11.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
410
11.4%
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,485
% of total
41.4%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
1,485
41.4%
+2.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,015
% of total
28.3%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
1,015
28.3%
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
400
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
400
11.2%
-0.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
277
% of total
7.7%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
277
7.7%
-2.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+148
+2.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+66
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-4
-0.5pp
Not stated
-87
-2.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Sunshine (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 | 410 | 11.4% | 6.7% | 410 | 11.9% | 6.8% | 0 | -0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,485 | 41.4% | 32.2% | 1,337 | 38.7% | 30.3% | +148 | +2.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,015 | 28.3% | 34.2% | 949 | 27.5% | 34.3% | +66 | +0.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 400 | 11.2% | 20.3% | 404 | 11.7% | 19.8% | -4 | -0.5pp |
| Not stated | 277 | 7.7% | 6.6% | 364 | 10.5% | 8.8% | -87 | -2.8pp |
| Total households | 3,583 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,456 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +127 | 0.0pp |