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 Fairfield Heights, accounting for 36.1% (830 households). This share was higher than Fairfield (C) (33.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 260 households and 11.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Fairfield Heights - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Fairfield Heights in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Fairfield (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Fairfield Heights, with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
256
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
256
11.1%
+3.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
830
% of total
36.1%
Change from 2016
-11.3pp
830
36.1%
-11.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
749
% of total
32.6%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
749
32.6%
-1.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
409
% of total
17.8%
Change from 2016
+9.7pp
409
17.8%
+9.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
48
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
48
2.1%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+73
+3.1pp
1 motor vehicle
-260
-11.3pp
2 motor vehicles
-37
-1.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+223
+9.7pp
Not stated
-9
-0.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Fairfield Heights. 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 | 256 | 11.1% | 10.4% | 183 | 8.0% | 10.4% | +73 | +3.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 830 | 36.1% | 33.8% | 1,090 | 47.4% | 32.4% | -260 | -11.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 749 | 32.6% | 31.4% | 786 | 34.2% | 31.2% | -37 | -1.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 409 | 17.8% | 22.4% | 186 | 8.1% | 21.9% | +223 | +9.7pp |
| Not stated | 48 | 2.1% | 1.9% | 57 | 2.5% | 4.1% | -9 | -0.4pp |
| Total households | 2,297 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,300 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -3 | 0.0pp |