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 Bungalow, accounting for 41.1% (447 households). This share was higher than Cairns (R) (35.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 39 households and 3.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Bungalow - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Bungalow in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bungalow, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
180
% of total
16.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
180
16.6%
-0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
447
% of total
41.1%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
447
41.1%
+0.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
218
% of total
20.1%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
218
20.1%
+2.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
122
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
122
11.2%
+3.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
117
% of total
10.8%
Change from 2016
-6.3pp
117
10.8%
-6.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-3
-0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+6
+0.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+30
+2.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+39
+3.6pp
Not stated
-70
-6.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Bungalow. 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 | 180 | 16.6% | 6.1% | 183 | 16.7% | 6.5% | -3 | -0.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 447 | 41.1% | 35.3% | 441 | 40.3% | 34.1% | +6 | +0.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 218 | 20.1% | 34.8% | 188 | 17.2% | 33.7% | +30 | +2.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 122 | 11.2% | 16.0% | 83 | 7.6% | 13.9% | +39 | +3.6pp |
| Not stated | 117 | 10.8% | 7.8% | 187 | 17.1% | 11.7% | -70 | -6.3pp |
| Total households | 1,087 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,094 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -7 | 0.0pp |