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 Suffolk Park, accounting for 40.8% (597 households). This share was higher than Byron (A) (38.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which decreased by 3,380 households and 44.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Suffolk Park - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Suffolk Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Byron (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Suffolk Park, with comparison markers for Byron (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
43
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-44.7pp
43
2.9%
-44.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
464
% of total
31.7%
Change from 2016
-8.4pp
464
31.7%
-8.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
597
% of total
40.8%
Change from 2016
+33.5pp
597
40.8%
+33.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
335
% of total
22.9%
Change from 2016
+21.6pp
335
22.9%
+21.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
20
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
20
1.4%
-2.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-3,380
-44.7pp
1 motor vehicle
-2,424
-8.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+69
+33.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+240
+21.6pp
Not stated
-244
-2.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Suffolk Park. 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 | 43 | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3,423 | 47.6% | 3.6% | -3,380 | -44.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 464 | 31.7% | 34.4% | 2,888 | 40.1% | 36.2% | -2,424 | -8.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 597 | 40.8% | 38.8% | 528 | 7.3% | 38.8% | +69 | +33.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 335 | 22.9% | 21.5% | 95 | 1.3% | 16.7% | +240 | +21.6pp |
| Not stated | 20 | 1.4% | 2.1% | 264 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -244 | -2.3pp |
| Total households | 1,463 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7,194 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -5,731 | 0.0pp |