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.

Key insight

In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Glen Martin, accounting for 58.9% (33 households). This share was higher than Dungog (A) (40%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 16 households and 18.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Glen Martin - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Glen Martin in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Dungog (A) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Glen Martin, with comparison markers for Dungog (A).

Glen Martin
Dungog (A)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

3

% of total

5.4%

Change from 2016

-25.6pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

33

% of total

58.9%

Change from 2016

+18.4pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

20

% of total

35.7%

Change from 2016

+2.4pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Glen Martin. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dungog (A).

Number of cars per household for Glen Martin. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dungog (A).
Number of cars per household for Glen Martin. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dungog (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Dungog (A)%Count%Dungog (A)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%2.4%00.0%2.7%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle35.4%25.6%1331.0%27.0%-10-25.6pp
2 motor vehicles3358.9%40.0%1740.5%39.5%+16+18.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles2035.7%30.2%1433.3%27.2%+6+2.4pp
Not stated00.0%1.8%00.0%3.3%00.0pp
Total households56100.0%100.0%42100.0%100.0%+140.0pp