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 Ocean Shores, accounting for 41.1% (908 households). This share was higher than Byron (A) (38.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 477 households and 0.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Ocean Shores - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Ocean Shores in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Byron (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ocean Shores, with comparison markers for Byron (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
58
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-3.6pp
58
2.6%
-3.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
761
% of total
34.5%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
761
34.5%
+2.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
908
% of total
41.1%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
908
41.1%
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
445
% of total
20.2%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
445
20.2%
+1.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
40
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
40
1.8%
-0.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-8
-3.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+417
+2.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+477
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+246
+1.6pp
Not stated
+12
-0.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Ocean Shores. 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 | 58 | 2.6% | 3.2% | 66 | 6.2% | 3.6% | -8 | -3.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 761 | 34.5% | 34.4% | 344 | 32.1% | 36.2% | +417 | +2.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 908 | 41.1% | 38.8% | 431 | 40.3% | 38.8% | +477 | +0.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 445 | 20.2% | 21.5% | 199 | 18.6% | 16.7% | +246 | +1.6pp |
| Not stated | 40 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 28 | 2.6% | 4.8% | +12 | -0.8pp |
| Total households | 2,208 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,070 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,138 | 0.0pp |