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.

Key insight

In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Manildra, accounting for 36.4% (121 households). This share was lower than Cabonne (A) (38%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 20 households and 4.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Manildra - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Manildra in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cabonne (A) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Manildra, with comparison markers for Cabonne (A).

Manildra
Cabonne (A)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

9

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

-4.4pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

74

% of total

22.3%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

121

% of total

36.4%

Change from 2016

+3.2pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

95

% of total

28.6%

Change from 2016

+4.4pp

Not stated

2021 count

23

% of total

6.9%

Change from 2016

-8.3pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Manildra. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cabonne (A).

Number of cars per household for Manildra. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cabonne (A).
Number of cars per household for Manildra. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cabonne (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Cabonne (A)%Count%Cabonne (A)%Countpp
No motor vehicles92.7%2.3%227.1%3.3%-13-4.4pp
1 motor vehicle7422.3%22.8%6821.9%23.0%+6+0.4pp
2 motor vehicles12136.4%38.0%10333.2%36.4%+18+3.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles9528.6%29.3%7524.2%27.9%+20+4.4pp
Not stated236.9%7.5%4715.2%9.4%-24-8.3pp
Total households332100.0%100.0%310100.0%100.0%+220.0pp