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 Central Goldfields (S), accounting for 35.8% (2,218 households). This share was higher than Regional Vic. (32%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 234 households and 1.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Central Goldfields (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Central Goldfields (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Vic. and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Central Goldfields (S), with comparison markers for Regional Vic..
No motor vehicles
2021 count
333
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
333
5.4%
-1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
2,218
% of total
35.8%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
2,218
35.8%
+1.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,976
% of total
31.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
1,976
31.9%
+0.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
1,198
% of total
19.3%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
1,198
19.3%
+1.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
478
% of total
7.7%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
478
7.7%
-2.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-42
-1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+234
+1.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+147
+0.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+175
+1.6pp
Not stated
-84
-2.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Central Goldfields (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Vic..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Vic.% | Count | % | Regional Vic.% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 333 | 5.4% | 4.6% | 375 | 6.5% | 5.1% | -42 | -1.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 2,218 | 35.8% | 32.0% | 1,984 | 34.3% | 31.1% | +234 | +1.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,976 | 31.9% | 35.9% | 1,829 | 31.7% | 34.9% | +147 | +0.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 1,198 | 19.3% | 21.3% | 1,023 | 17.7% | 19.2% | +175 | +1.6pp |
| Not stated | 478 | 7.7% | 6.2% | 562 | 9.7% | 9.6% | -84 | -2.0pp |
| Total households | 6,198 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,777 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +421 | 0.0pp |