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 Bellerive, accounting for 41.8% (924 households). This share was higher than Clarence (C) (32.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 125 households and 2.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Bellerive - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Bellerive in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Clarence (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bellerive, with comparison markers for Clarence (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
188
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
188
8.5%
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
924
% of total
41.8%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
924
41.8%
+2.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
709
% of total
32.1%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
709
32.1%
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
322
% of total
14.6%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
322
14.6%
+1.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
72
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
72
3.3%
-3.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+7
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+125
+2.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+39
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+47
+1.2pp
Not stated
-60
-3.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Bellerive. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Clarence (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Clarence (C)% | Count | % | Clarence (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 188 | 8.5% | 5.3% | 181 | 8.8% | 5.8% | +7 | -0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 924 | 41.8% | 32.8% | 799 | 38.9% | 33.1% | +125 | +2.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 709 | 32.1% | 36.7% | 670 | 32.6% | 36.5% | +39 | -0.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 322 | 14.6% | 21.7% | 275 | 13.4% | 18.6% | +47 | +1.2pp |
| Not stated | 72 | 3.3% | 3.3% | 132 | 6.4% | 6.0% | -60 | -3.1pp |
| Total households | 2,211 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,054 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +157 | 0.0pp |