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, no motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Cherbourg, accounting for 37.5% (120 households). This share was similar to Cherbourg (S) (37.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 25 households and 6.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Cherbourg - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Cherbourg in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cherbourg (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cherbourg, with comparison markers for Cherbourg (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
120
% of total
37.5%
Change from 2016
-7.3pp
120
37.5%
-7.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
109
% of total
34.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
109
34.1%
-0.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
61
% of total
19.1%
Change from 2016
+6.5pp
61
19.1%
+6.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
14
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
14
4.4%
-2.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
16
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
16
5.0%
+1.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-8
-7.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+11
-0.2pp
2 motor vehicles
+25
+6.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-6
-2.6pp
Not stated
+7
+1.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Cherbourg. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cherbourg (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cherbourg (S)% | Count | % | Cherbourg (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 120 | 37.5% | 37.5% | 128 | 44.8% | 44.8% | -8 | -7.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 109 | 34.1% | 34.1% | 98 | 34.3% | 34.3% | +11 | -0.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 61 | 19.1% | 19.1% | 36 | 12.6% | 12.6% | +25 | +6.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 20 | 7.0% | 7.0% | -6 | -2.6pp |
| Not stated | 16 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 9 | 3.1% | 3.1% | +7 | +1.9pp |
| Total households | 320 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 286 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +34 | 0.0pp |