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 Carramar (NSW), accounting for 39.6% (499 households). This share was higher than Fairfield (C) (32.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 29 households and 2.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Carramar (NSW) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Carramar (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Fairfield (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Carramar (NSW), with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
212
% of total
16.8%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
212
16.8%
+1.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
499
% of total
39.6%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
499
39.6%
+0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
271
% of total
21.5%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
271
21.5%
-1.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
159
% of total
12.6%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
159
12.6%
+2.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
122
% of total
9.7%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
122
9.7%
-3.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+17
+1.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+4
+0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
-18
-1.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+29
+2.4pp
Not stated
-40
-3.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Carramar (NSW). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 212 | 16.8% | 10.0% | 195 | 15.3% | 10.1% | +17 | +1.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 499 | 39.6% | 32.3% | 495 | 38.9% | 31.3% | +4 | +0.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 271 | 21.5% | 29.9% | 289 | 22.7% | 30.0% | -18 | -1.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 159 | 12.6% | 21.3% | 130 | 10.2% | 21.1% | +29 | +2.4pp |
| Not stated | 122 | 9.7% | 6.4% | 162 | 12.7% | 7.5% | -40 | -3.0pp |
| Total households | 1,261 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,272 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -11 | 0.0pp |