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 Opossum Bay, accounting for 35.2% (64 households). This share was higher than Clarence (C) (32.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 16 households and 4.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Opossum Bay - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Opossum Bay in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Clarence (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Opossum Bay, with comparison markers for Clarence (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
7
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
7
3.8%
+1.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
64
% of total
35.2%
Change from 2016
+4.4pp
64
35.2%
+4.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
62
% of total
34.1%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
62
34.1%
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
44
% of total
24.2%
Change from 2016
+5.0pp
44
24.2%
+5.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
8
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
-9.1pp
8
4.4%
-9.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+3
+1.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+16
+4.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+8
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+14
+5.0pp
Not stated
-13
-9.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Opossum Bay. 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 | 7 | 3.8% | 5.3% | 4 | 2.6% | 5.8% | +3 | +1.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 64 | 35.2% | 32.8% | 48 | 30.8% | 33.1% | +16 | +4.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 62 | 34.1% | 36.7% | 54 | 34.6% | 36.5% | +8 | -0.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 44 | 24.2% | 21.7% | 30 | 19.2% | 18.6% | +14 | +5.0pp |
| Not stated | 8 | 4.4% | 3.3% | 21 | 13.5% | 6.0% | -13 | -9.1pp |
| Total households | 182 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 156 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +26 | 0.0pp |