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 Dungog, accounting for 41.6% (368 households). This share was higher than Dungog (A) (25.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 34 households and 3.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Dungog - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Dungog in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Dungog (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Dungog, with comparison markers for Dungog (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
48
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
48
5.4%
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
368
% of total
41.6%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
368
41.6%
-0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
300
% of total
33.9%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
300
33.9%
+2.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
144
% of total
16.3%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
144
16.3%
+3.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
29
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
-5.3pp
29
3.3%
-5.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-4
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+2
-0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+28
+2.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+34
+3.7pp
Not stated
-46
-5.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Dungog. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dungog (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Dungog (A)% | Count | % | Dungog (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 48 | 5.4% | 2.5% | 52 | 5.9% | 2.5% | -4 | -0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 368 | 41.6% | 25.3% | 366 | 41.9% | 25.9% | +2 | -0.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 300 | 33.9% | 38.3% | 272 | 31.1% | 37.1% | +28 | +2.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 144 | 16.3% | 29.0% | 110 | 12.6% | 25.8% | +34 | +3.7pp |
| Not stated | 29 | 3.3% | 4.9% | 75 | 8.6% | 8.5% | -46 | -5.3pp |
| Total households | 885 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 874 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +11 | 0.0pp |