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 Shorewell Park, accounting for 41% (334 households). This share was higher than Burnie (C) (37.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which decreased by 324 households and 8.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Shorewell Park - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Shorewell Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Shorewell Park, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
129
% of total
15.8%
Change from 2016
+9.9pp
129
15.8%
+9.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
334
% of total
41.0%
Change from 2016
+7.2pp
334
41.0%
+7.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
231
% of total
28.3%
Change from 2016
-8.8pp
231
28.3%
-8.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
106
% of total
13.0%
Change from 2016
-4.8pp
106
13.0%
-4.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
15
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
15
1.8%
-2.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+41
+9.9pp
1 motor vehicle
-171
+7.2pp
2 motor vehicles
-324
-8.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-161
-4.8pp
Not stated
-54
-2.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Shorewell Park. 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 | 129 | 15.8% | 7.5% | 88 | 5.9% | 7.7% | +41 | +9.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 334 | 41.0% | 37.9% | 505 | 33.8% | 38.2% | -171 | +7.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 231 | 28.3% | 33.6% | 555 | 37.1% | 34.1% | -324 | -8.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 106 | 13.0% | 19.5% | 267 | 17.8% | 16.1% | -161 | -4.8pp |
| Not stated | 15 | 1.8% | 1.5% | 69 | 4.6% | 3.9% | -54 | -2.8pp |
| Total households | 815 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,496 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -681 | 0.0pp |