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 Rose Bay (Tas.), accounting for 40.2% (202 households). This share was higher than Clarence (C) (36.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 13 households and 1.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Rose Bay (Tas.) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Rose Bay (Tas.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Clarence (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Rose Bay (Tas.), with comparison markers for Clarence (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
16
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
16
3.2%
+1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
192
% of total
38.2%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
192
38.2%
+0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
202
% of total
40.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
202
40.2%
-0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
85
% of total
16.9%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
85
16.9%
+1.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
13
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
13
2.6%
-1.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+6
+1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+11
+0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+10
-0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+13
+1.8pp
Not stated
-7
-1.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Rose Bay (Tas.). 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 | 16 | 3.2% | 5.3% | 10 | 2.1% | 5.8% | +6 | +1.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 192 | 38.2% | 32.8% | 181 | 37.9% | 33.1% | +11 | +0.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 202 | 40.2% | 36.7% | 192 | 40.3% | 36.5% | +10 | -0.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 85 | 16.9% | 21.7% | 72 | 15.1% | 18.6% | +13 | +1.8pp |
| Not stated | 13 | 2.6% | 3.3% | 20 | 4.2% | 6.0% | -7 | -1.6pp |
| Total households | 502 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 477 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +25 | 0.0pp |