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.

Key insight

In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Huonbrook, accounting for 36.2% (17 households). This share was higher than Byron (A) (34.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 11 households and 3.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Huonbrook - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Huonbrook in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Byron (A) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Huonbrook, with comparison markers for Byron (A).

Huonbrook
Byron (A)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

3

% of total

6.4%

Change from 2016

-5.6pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

14

% of total

29.8%

Change from 2016

-3.5pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

17

% of total

36.2%

Change from 2016

+16.2pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

5

% of total

10.6%

Change from 2016

+6.6pp

Not stated

2021 count

11

% of total

23.4%

Change from 2016

-7.3pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Huonbrook. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Byron (A).

Number of cars per household for Huonbrook. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Byron (A).
Number of cars per household for Huonbrook. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Byron (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Byron (A)%Count%Byron (A)%Countpp
No motor vehicles36.4%3.1%912.0%3.3%-6-5.6pp
1 motor vehicle1429.8%32.7%2533.3%32.5%-11-3.5pp
2 motor vehicles1736.2%34.9%1520.0%33.4%+2+16.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles510.6%19.2%34.0%14.3%+2+6.6pp
Not stated1123.4%10.2%2330.7%16.5%-12-7.3pp
Total households47100.0%100.0%75100.0%100.0%-280.0pp