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 Darebin (C), accounting for 46% (27,373 households). This share was higher than Greater Melbourne (36.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 3,598 households and 2.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Darebin (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Darebin (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Darebin (C), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
7,288
% of total
12.3%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
7,288
12.3%
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
27,373
% of total
46.0%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
27,373
46.0%
+2.6pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
17,572
% of total
29.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
17,572
29.5%
-0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
6,465
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
6,465
10.9%
+0.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
791
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
791
1.3%
-2.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+246
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+3,598
+2.6pp
2 motor vehicles
+1,371
-0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+767
+0.5pp
Not stated
-1,228
-2.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Darebin (C). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Melbourne.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 7,288 | 12.3% | 8.5% | 7,042 | 12.9% | 8.7% | +246 | -0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 27,373 | 46.0% | 36.7% | 23,775 | 43.4% | 34.7% | +3,598 | +2.6pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 17,572 | 29.5% | 36.5% | 16,201 | 29.6% | 36.6% | +1,371 | -0.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 6,465 | 10.9% | 17.0% | 5,698 | 10.4% | 16.8% | +767 | +0.5pp |
| Not stated | 791 | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2,019 | 3.7% | 3.2% | -1,228 | -2.4pp |
| Total households | 59,488 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 54,736 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +4,752 | 0.0pp |