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 City Beach, accounting for 42.8% (1,010 households). This share was higher than Cambridge (T) (40.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 56 households and 1.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
City Beach - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for City Beach in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cambridge (T) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for City Beach, with comparison markers for Cambridge (T).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
87
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
87
3.7%
+0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
493
% of total
20.9%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
493
20.9%
+1.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,010
% of total
42.8%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
1,010
42.8%
-0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
710
% of total
30.1%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
710
30.1%
+1.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
58
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
58
2.5%
-2.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+9
+0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+34
+1.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+18
-0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+56
+1.8pp
Not stated
-60
-2.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for City Beach. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cambridge (T).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cambridge (T)% | Count | % | Cambridge (T)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 87 | 3.7% | 4.8% | 78 | 3.4% | 4.5% | +9 | +0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 493 | 20.9% | 32.7% | 459 | 19.9% | 29.3% | +34 | +1.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,010 | 42.8% | 40.6% | 992 | 42.9% | 39.5% | +18 | -0.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 710 | 30.1% | 19.5% | 654 | 28.3% | 19.9% | +56 | +1.8pp |
| Not stated | 58 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 118 | 5.1% | 6.7% | -60 | -2.6pp |
| Total households | 2,359 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,311 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +48 | 0.0pp |