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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Princetown, accounting for 51.3% (39 households). This share was higher than Corangamite (S) (29.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 231 households and 30.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Princetown - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Princetown in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Corangamite (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Princetown, with comparison markers for Corangamite (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
5
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
5
6.6%
+2.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
10
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
-30.5pp
10
13.2%
-30.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
30
% of total
39.5%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
30
39.5%
+3.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
39
% of total
51.3%
Change from 2016
+37.7pp
39
51.3%
+37.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
4
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
4
5.3%
+1.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-16
+2.8pp
1 motor vehicle
-231
-30.5pp
2 motor vehicles
-167
+3.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-36
+37.7pp
Not stated
-18
+1.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Princetown. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Corangamite (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Corangamite (S)% | Count | % | Corangamite (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 5 | 6.6% | 4.1% | 21 | 3.8% | 4.3% | -16 | +2.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 10 | 13.2% | 29.1% | 241 | 43.7% | 28.9% | -231 | -30.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 30 | 39.5% | 35.4% | 197 | 35.8% | 35.7% | -167 | +3.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 39 | 51.3% | 29.5% | 75 | 13.6% | 26.3% | -36 | +37.7pp |
| Not stated | 4 | 5.3% | 2.1% | 22 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -18 | +1.3pp |
| Total households | 76 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 551 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -475 | 0.0pp |