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 Auburn (NSW), accounting for 40.9% (4,495 households). This share was similar to Cumberland (A) (40.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 4,489 households and 26.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Auburn (NSW) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Auburn (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cumberland (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Auburn (NSW), with comparison markers for Cumberland (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
1,926
% of total
17.5%
Change from 2016
+17.5pp
1,926
17.5%
+17.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
4,495
% of total
40.9%
Change from 2016
+26.3pp
4,495
40.9%
+26.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,628
% of total
23.9%
Change from 2016
-20.0pp
2,628
23.9%
-20.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
1,488
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
-23.1pp
1,488
13.5%
-23.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
442
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
442
4.0%
+4.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+1,926
+17.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+4,489
+26.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+2,610
-20.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+1,473
-23.1pp
Not stated
+442
+4.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Auburn (NSW). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cumberland (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cumberland (A)% | Count | % | Cumberland (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 1,926 | 17.5% | 12.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 11.7% | +1,926 | +17.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 4,495 | 40.9% | 40.7% | 6 | 14.6% | 37.8% | +4,489 | +26.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,628 | 23.9% | 29.5% | 18 | 43.9% | 30.7% | +2,610 | -20.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 1,488 | 13.5% | 14.9% | 15 | 36.6% | 15.4% | +1,473 | -23.1pp |
| Not stated | 442 | 4.0% | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.4% | +442 | +4.0pp |
| Total households | 10,982 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 41 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +10,941 | 0.0pp |