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 Ewingsdale, accounting for 35.9% (128 households). This share was higher than Byron (A) (34.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 27 households and 3.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Ewingsdale - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Ewingsdale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Byron (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ewingsdale, with comparison markers for Byron (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
3
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
3
0.8%
+0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
68
% of total
19.0%
Change from 2016
-3.5pp
68
19.0%
-3.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
128
% of total
35.9%
Change from 2016
+3.8pp
128
35.9%
+3.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
101
% of total
28.3%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
101
28.3%
+3.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
53
% of total
14.8%
Change from 2016
-3.6pp
53
14.8%
-3.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+3
+0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
-3
-3.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+27
+3.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+23
+3.5pp
Not stated
-5
-3.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Ewingsdale. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Byron (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Byron (A)% | Count | % | Byron (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 3 | 0.8% | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.3% | +3 | +0.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 68 | 19.0% | 32.7% | 71 | 22.5% | 32.5% | -3 | -3.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 128 | 35.9% | 34.9% | 101 | 32.1% | 33.4% | +27 | +3.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 101 | 28.3% | 19.2% | 78 | 24.8% | 14.3% | +23 | +3.5pp |
| Not stated | 53 | 14.8% | 10.2% | 58 | 18.4% | 16.5% | -5 | -3.6pp |
| Total households | 357 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 315 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +42 | 0.0pp |