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.
Related topics
Key insight
In 2021, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Lakefield, accounting for 46.5% (47 households). This share was higher than Cook (S) (41.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 44 households and 39 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Lakefield - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Lakefield in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cook (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lakefield, with comparison markers for Cook (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
10
% of total
9.9%
Change from 2016
+9.9pp
10
9.9%
+9.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
47
% of total
46.5%
Change from 2016
+39.0pp
47
46.5%
+39.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
13
% of total
12.9%
Change from 2016
+12.9pp
13
12.9%
+12.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
10
% of total
9.9%
Change from 2016
+9.9pp
10
9.9%
+9.9pp
Not stated
2021 count
23
% of total
22.8%
Change from 2016
-69.7pp
23
22.8%
-69.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+10
+9.9pp
1 motor vehicle
+44
+39.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+13
+12.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+10
+9.9pp
Not stated
-14
-69.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Lakefield. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cook (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cook (S)% | Count | % | Cook (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 10 | 9.9% | 6.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 7.1% | +10 | +9.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 47 | 46.5% | 41.9% | 3 | 7.5% | 31.1% | +44 | +39.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 13 | 12.9% | 21.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 21.8% | +13 | +12.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 10 | 9.9% | 11.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 11.5% | +10 | +9.9pp |
| Not stated | 23 | 22.8% | 19.4% | 37 | 92.5% | 28.8% | -14 | -69.7pp |
| Total households | 101 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 40 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +61 | 0.0pp |