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 Devonport (C), accounting for 37.5% (4,043 households). This share was higher than Regional Tas. (33.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 449 households and 1.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Devonport (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Devonport (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Tas. and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Devonport (C), with comparison markers for Regional Tas..
No motor vehicles
2021 count
810
% of total
7.5%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
810
7.5%
-1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
4,043
% of total
37.5%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
4,043
37.5%
-0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
3,673
% of total
34.1%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
3,673
34.1%
+1.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
2,077
% of total
19.3%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
2,077
19.3%
+2.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
169
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
169
1.6%
-2.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-41
-1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+311
-0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+449
+1.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+412
+2.5pp
Not stated
-238
-2.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Devonport (C). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Tas..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 810 | 7.5% | 5.2% | 851 | 8.6% | 6.1% | -41 | -1.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 4,043 | 37.5% | 33.6% | 3,732 | 37.8% | 33.8% | +311 | -0.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 3,673 | 34.1% | 35.7% | 3,224 | 32.6% | 35.3% | +449 | +1.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 2,077 | 19.3% | 23.7% | 1,665 | 16.8% | 21.0% | +412 | +2.5pp |
| Not stated | 169 | 1.6% | 1.7% | 407 | 4.1% | 3.8% | -238 | -2.5pp |
| Total households | 10,769 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9,883 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +886 | 0.0pp |