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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Bramston Beach, accounting for 45.1% (55 households). This share was higher than Cairns (R) (35.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 19 households and 15.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Bramston Beach - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Bramston Beach in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bramston Beach, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
55
% of total
45.1%
Change from 2016
+15.6pp
55
45.1%
+15.6pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
46
% of total
37.7%
Change from 2016
+13.1pp
46
37.7%
+13.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
10
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
10
8.2%
-2.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
12
% of total
9.8%
Change from 2016
-18.9pp
12
9.8%
-18.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+19
+15.6pp
2 motor vehicles
+16
+13.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-3
-2.5pp
Not stated
-23
-18.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Bramston Beach. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 6.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 55 | 45.1% | 35.3% | 36 | 29.5% | 34.1% | +19 | +15.6pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 46 | 37.7% | 34.8% | 30 | 24.6% | 33.7% | +16 | +13.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 10 | 8.2% | 16.0% | 13 | 10.7% | 13.9% | -3 | -2.5pp |
| Not stated | 12 | 9.8% | 7.8% | 35 | 28.7% | 11.7% | -23 | -18.9pp |
| Total households | 122 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 122 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |