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.

Key insight

In 2021, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Cobrico, accounting for 30.6% (11 households). This share was higher than Corangamite (S) (27.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which decreased by 4 households and 20.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Cobrico - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Cobrico in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Corangamite (S) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Cobrico, with comparison markers for Corangamite (S).

Cobrico
Corangamite (S)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

3

% of total

8.3%

Change from 2016

-2.0pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

10

% of total

27.8%

Change from 2016

-20.5pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

11

% of total

30.6%

Change from 2016

-7.3pp

Not stated

2021 count

5

% of total

13.9%

Change from 2016

-10.2pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Cobrico. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Corangamite (S).

Number of cars per household for Cobrico. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Corangamite (S).
Number of cars per household for Cobrico. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Corangamite (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Corangamite (S)%Count%Corangamite (S)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%3.9%00.0%4.2%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle38.3%28.0%310.3%27.6%0-2.0pp
2 motor vehicles1027.8%33.4%1448.3%33.4%-4-20.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles1130.6%27.8%1137.9%24.5%0-7.3pp
Not stated513.9%6.9%724.1%10.2%-2-10.2pp
Total households36100.0%100.0%29100.0%100.0%+70.0pp