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 Canowindra (part), accounting for 32.7% (336 households). This share was lower than Cabonne (A) (38%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 51 households and 3.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Canowindra (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Canowindra (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cabonne (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Canowindra (part), with comparison markers for Cabonne (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
34
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
34
3.3%
-2.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
313
% of total
30.5%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
313
30.5%
-1.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
336
% of total
32.7%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
336
32.7%
-2.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
240
% of total
23.4%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
240
23.4%
+3.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
99
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
99
9.6%
+2.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-20
-2.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+13
-1.2pp
2 motor vehicles
+7
-2.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+51
+3.4pp
Not stated
+29
+2.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Canowindra (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cabonne (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cabonne (A)% | Count | % | Cabonne (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 34 | 3.3% | 2.3% | 54 | 5.7% | 3.3% | -20 | -2.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 313 | 30.5% | 22.8% | 300 | 31.7% | 23.0% | +13 | -1.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 336 | 32.7% | 38.0% | 329 | 34.8% | 36.4% | +7 | -2.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 240 | 23.4% | 29.3% | 189 | 20.0% | 27.9% | +51 | +3.4pp |
| Not stated | 99 | 9.6% | 7.5% | 70 | 7.4% | 9.4% | +29 | +2.2pp |
| Total households | 1,027 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 945 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +82 | 0.0pp |