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 Ridgley, accounting for 44.1% (104 households). This share was higher than Burnie (C) (33.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 91 households and 15.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Ridgley - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Ridgley in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ridgley, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
4
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
4
1.7%
+1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
49
% of total
20.8%
Change from 2016
-5.9pp
49
20.8%
-5.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
104
% of total
44.1%
Change from 2016
+15.2pp
104
44.1%
+15.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
82
% of total
34.7%
Change from 2016
-12.0pp
82
34.7%
-12.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
4
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
4
1.7%
+1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+4
+1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+37
-5.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+91
+15.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+61
-12.0pp
Not stated
+4
+1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Ridgley. 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 | 4 | 1.7% | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 7.7% | +4 | +1.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 49 | 20.8% | 37.9% | 12 | 26.7% | 38.2% | +37 | -5.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 104 | 44.1% | 33.6% | 13 | 28.9% | 34.1% | +91 | +15.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 82 | 34.7% | 19.5% | 21 | 46.7% | 16.1% | +61 | -12.0pp |
| Not stated | 4 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.9% | +4 | +1.7pp |
| Total households | 236 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 45 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +191 | 0.0pp |