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 Deniliquin (part), accounting for 37.3% (1,116 households). This share was lower than Edward River (A) (37.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 890 households and 4.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Deniliquin (part) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Deniliquin (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Edward River (A) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Deniliquin (part), with comparison markers for Edward River (A).

Deniliquin (part)
Edward River (A)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

179

% of total

6.0%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

1,115

% of total

37.3%

Change from 2016

+4.3pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

1,116

% of total

37.3%

Change from 2016

-4.4pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

524

% of total

17.5%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

Not stated

2021 count

63

% of total

2.1%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Deniliquin (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Edward River (A).

Number of cars per household for Deniliquin (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Edward River (A).
Number of cars per household for Deniliquin (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Edward River (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Edward River (A)%Count%Edward River (A)%Countpp
No motor vehicles1796.0%5.3%294.3%6.5%+150+1.7pp
1 motor vehicle1,11537.3%35.3%22533.0%33.2%+890+4.3pp
2 motor vehicles1,11637.3%37.6%28441.7%36.7%+832-4.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles52417.5%20.0%12518.4%17.9%+399-0.9pp
Not stated632.1%1.9%162.3%5.5%+47-0.2pp
Total households2,990100.0%100.0%681100.0%100.0%+2,3090.0pp