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 Lidcombe (part), accounting for 45.6% (3,557 households). This share was higher than Cumberland (A) (40.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 2,326 households and 1.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Lidcombe (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Lidcombe (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cumberland (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lidcombe (part), with comparison markers for Cumberland (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
1,028
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
1,028
13.2%
-0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
3,557
% of total
45.6%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
3,557
45.6%
+1.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,212
% of total
28.3%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
2,212
28.3%
-2.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
854
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
854
10.9%
+2.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
159
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
159
2.0%
-1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+654
-0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+2,326
+1.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+1,337
-2.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+619
+2.6pp
Not stated
+54
-1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Lidcombe (part). 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 | 1,028 | 13.2% | 12.4% | 374 | 13.3% | 11.7% | +654 | -0.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 3,557 | 45.6% | 40.7% | 1,231 | 43.7% | 37.8% | +2,326 | +1.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,212 | 28.3% | 29.5% | 875 | 31.1% | 30.7% | +1,337 | -2.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 854 | 10.9% | 14.9% | 235 | 8.3% | 15.4% | +619 | +2.6pp |
| Not stated | 159 | 2.0% | 2.5% | 105 | 3.7% | 4.4% | +54 | -1.7pp |
| Total households | 7,809 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,816 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +4,993 | 0.0pp |