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 Hillcrest (Tas.), accounting for 43.8% (202 households). This share was higher than Burnie (C) (37.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 225 households and 4.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Hillcrest (Tas.) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Hillcrest (Tas.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hillcrest (Tas.), with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
42
% of total
9.1%
Change from 2016
-18.2pp
42
9.1%
-18.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
202
% of total
43.8%
Change from 2016
-4.3pp
202
43.8%
-4.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
139
% of total
30.2%
Change from 2016
+15.4pp
139
30.2%
+15.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
63
% of total
13.7%
Change from 2016
+8.1pp
63
13.7%
+8.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
10
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
10
2.2%
-1.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-200
-18.2pp
1 motor vehicle
-225
-4.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+8
+15.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+13
+8.1pp
Not stated
-26
-1.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Hillcrest (Tas.). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Burnie (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 42 | 9.1% | 7.5% | 242 | 27.3% | 7.7% | -200 | -18.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 202 | 43.8% | 37.9% | 427 | 48.1% | 38.2% | -225 | -4.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 139 | 30.2% | 33.6% | 131 | 14.8% | 34.1% | +8 | +15.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 63 | 13.7% | 19.5% | 50 | 5.6% | 16.1% | +13 | +8.1pp |
| Not stated | 10 | 2.2% | 1.5% | 36 | 4.1% | 3.9% | -26 | -1.9pp |
| Total households | 461 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 888 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -427 | 0.0pp |