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 Brinsmead, accounting for 49.3% (936 households). This share was higher than Cairns (R) (37.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 932 households and 18.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Brinsmead - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Brinsmead in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Brinsmead, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
34
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
34
1.8%
+1.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
487
% of total
25.7%
Change from 2016
-43.5pp
487
25.7%
-43.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
936
% of total
49.3%
Change from 2016
+18.5pp
936
49.3%
+18.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
416
% of total
21.9%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
416
21.9%
-1.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
23
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-21.9pp
23
1.2%
-21.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+34
+1.8pp
1 motor vehicle
+478
-43.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+932
+18.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+413
-1.2pp
Not stated
+20
-21.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Brinsmead. 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 | 34 | 1.8% | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.9% | +34 | +1.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 487 | 25.7% | 37.0% | 9 | 69.2% | 36.5% | +478 | -43.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 936 | 49.3% | 37.5% | 4 | 30.8% | 37.0% | +932 | +18.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 416 | 21.9% | 17.4% | 3 | 23.1% | 15.4% | +413 | -1.2pp |
| Not stated | 23 | 1.2% | 1.8% | 3 | 23.1% | 4.1% | +20 | -21.9pp |
| Total households | 1,897 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 13 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,884 | 0.0pp |