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 Mooroobool, accounting for 36.8% (998 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 61 households and 2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Mooroobool - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Mooroobool in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mooroobool, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
144
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
144
5.3%
-1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
998
% of total
36.8%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
998
36.8%
+1.6pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
972
% of total
35.8%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
972
35.8%
+1.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
427
% of total
15.7%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
427
15.7%
+2.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
173
% of total
6.4%
Change from 2016
-4.4pp
173
6.4%
-4.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-27
-1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+55
+1.6pp
2 motor vehicles
+54
+1.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+61
+2.0pp
Not stated
-117
-4.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Mooroobool. 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 | 144 | 5.3% | 6.1% | 171 | 6.4% | 6.5% | -27 | -1.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 998 | 36.8% | 35.3% | 943 | 35.2% | 34.1% | +55 | +1.6pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 972 | 35.8% | 34.8% | 918 | 34.2% | 33.7% | +54 | +1.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 427 | 15.7% | 16.0% | 366 | 13.7% | 13.9% | +61 | +2.0pp |
| Not stated | 173 | 6.4% | 7.8% | 290 | 10.8% | 11.7% | -117 | -4.4pp |
| Total households | 2,712 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,681 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +31 | 0.0pp |