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 Nashua, accounting for 43.8% (42 households). This share was higher than Byron (A) (34.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 13 households and 13 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Nashua - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Nashua in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Byron (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nashua, with comparison markers for Byron (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
14
% of total
14.6%
Change from 2016
-13.0pp
14
14.6%
-13.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
42
% of total
43.8%
Change from 2016
+7.1pp
42
43.8%
+7.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
27
% of total
28.1%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
27
28.1%
+3.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
13
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
+5.3pp
13
13.5%
+5.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
-13
-13.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+6
+7.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+3
+3.6pp
Not stated
+5
+5.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Nashua. 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 14 | 14.6% | 32.7% | 27 | 27.6% | 32.5% | -13 | -13.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 42 | 43.8% | 34.9% | 36 | 36.7% | 33.4% | +6 | +7.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 27 | 28.1% | 19.2% | 24 | 24.5% | 14.3% | +3 | +3.6pp |
| Not stated | 13 | 13.5% | 10.2% | 8 | 8.2% | 16.5% | +5 | +5.3pp |
| Total households | 96 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 98 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -2 | 0.0pp |