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 38.5% (913 households). This share was higher than Byron (A) (34.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 144 households and 5 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
57
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
57
2.4%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
777
% of total
32.8%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
777
32.8%
-2.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
913
% of total
38.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
913
38.5%
-0.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
446
% of total
18.8%
Change from 2016
+5.0pp
446
18.8%
+5.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
180
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
180
7.6%
-2.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+4
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+3
-2.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+68
-0.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+144
+5.0pp
Not stated
-31
-2.1pp
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 | 57 | 2.4% | 3.1% | 53 | 2.4% | 3.3% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 777 | 32.8% | 32.7% | 774 | 35.5% | 32.5% | +3 | -2.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 913 | 38.5% | 34.9% | 845 | 38.7% | 33.4% | +68 | -0.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 446 | 18.8% | 19.2% | 302 | 13.8% | 14.3% | +144 | +5.0pp |
| Not stated | 180 | 7.6% | 10.2% | 211 | 9.7% | 16.5% | -31 | -2.1pp |
| Total households | 2,370 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,183 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +187 | 0.0pp |