Housing
Car Ownership
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.
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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.
Key insight
In 2021, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Burnie (C), accounting for 36.8% (3,128 households). This share was higher than Regional Tas. (32.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 355 households and 3.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Burnie (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises car ownership for Burnie (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Tas. and change since 2016.
Chart view
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Burnie (C), with comparison markers for Regional Tas..
No motor vehicles
1 motor vehicle
2 motor vehicles
3 or more motor vehicles
Not stated
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+21
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+209
+0.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+165
-0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+355
+3.2pp
Not stated
-215
-3.0pp
Data table
Car Ownership for Burnie (C). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Tas..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 616 | 7.3% | 5.1% | 595 | 7.5% | 5.9% | +21 | -0.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 3,128 | 36.8% | 32.8% | 2,919 | 36.7% | 32.4% | +209 | +0.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,745 | 32.3% | 34.1% | 2,580 | 32.4% | 33.4% | +165 | -0.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 1,586 | 18.7% | 22.5% | 1,231 | 15.5% | 19.8% | +355 | +3.2pp |
| Not stated | 415 | 4.9% | 5.5% | 630 | 7.9% | 8.5% | -215 | -3.0pp |
| Total households | 8,491 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7,952 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +539 | 0.0pp |