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 Tennyson (Qld), accounting for 46% (214 households). This share was higher than Brisbane (C) (35.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 21 households, while its share fell by 0.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Tennyson (Qld) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Tennyson (Qld) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tennyson (Qld), with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
12
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
12
2.6%
+1.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
143
% of total
30.8%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
143
30.8%
-0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
214
% of total
46.0%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
214
46.0%
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
71
% of total
15.3%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
71
15.3%
+0.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
27
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
27
5.8%
-0.2pp
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Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+7
+1.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+14
-0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+21
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+10
+0.6pp
Not stated
+2
-0.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Tennyson (Qld). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Brisbane (C)% | Count | % | Brisbane (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 12 | 2.6% | 7.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 7.9% | +7 | +1.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 143 | 30.8% | 38.1% | 129 | 31.1% | 35.4% | +14 | -0.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 214 | 46.0% | 35.1% | 193 | 46.5% | 34.7% | +21 | -0.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 71 | 15.3% | 14.9% | 61 | 14.7% | 14.8% | +10 | +0.6pp |
| Not stated | 27 | 5.8% | 4.0% | 25 | 6.0% | 7.2% | +2 | -0.2pp |
| Total households | 465 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 415 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +50 | 0.0pp |