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 Croydon (S), accounting for 37.4% (64 households). This share was higher than Regional Qld (33.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 16 households and 4.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Croydon (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Croydon (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Qld and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Croydon (S), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
9
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
9
5.3%
+2.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
64
% of total
37.4%
Change from 2016
+4.1pp
64
37.4%
+4.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
41
% of total
24.0%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
41
24.0%
+3.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
30
% of total
17.5%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
30
17.5%
+1.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
32
% of total
18.7%
Change from 2016
-6.3pp
32
18.7%
-6.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+5
+2.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+16
+4.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+12
+3.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+7
+1.5pp
Not stated
-4
-6.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Croydon (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 9 | 5.3% | 4.9% | 4 | 2.8% | 5.3% | +5 | +2.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 64 | 37.4% | 33.9% | 48 | 33.3% | 32.7% | +16 | +4.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 41 | 24.0% | 35.1% | 29 | 20.1% | 34.6% | +12 | +3.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 30 | 17.5% | 19.1% | 23 | 16.0% | 17.4% | +7 | +1.5pp |
| Not stated | 32 | 18.7% | 6.9% | 36 | 25.0% | 10.0% | -4 | -6.3pp |
| Total households | 171 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 144 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +27 | 0.0pp |