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 Main Arm, accounting for 33.9% (75 households). This share was lower than Byron (A) (34.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 26 households and 9.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Main Arm - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Main Arm in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Byron (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Main Arm, with comparison markers for Byron (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
4
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
4
1.8%
+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
39
% of total
17.6%
Change from 2016
-9.7pp
39
17.6%
-9.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
75
% of total
33.9%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
75
33.9%
-1.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
55
% of total
24.9%
Change from 2016
+11.5pp
55
24.9%
+11.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
43
% of total
19.5%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
43
19.5%
-1.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+1
+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
-26
-9.7pp
2 motor vehicles
-9
-1.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+23
+11.5pp
Not stated
-7
-1.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Main Arm. 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 | 4 | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3 | 1.3% | 3.3% | +1 | +0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 39 | 17.6% | 32.7% | 65 | 27.3% | 32.5% | -26 | -9.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 75 | 33.9% | 34.9% | 84 | 35.3% | 33.4% | -9 | -1.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 55 | 24.9% | 19.2% | 32 | 13.4% | 14.3% | +23 | +11.5pp |
| Not stated | 43 | 19.5% | 10.2% | 50 | 21.0% | 16.5% | -7 | -1.5pp |
| Total households | 221 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 238 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -17 | 0.0pp |