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 Lansvale, accounting for 31.7% (258 households). This share was higher than Fairfield (C) (29.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 29 households and 3 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Lansvale - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Lansvale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Fairfield (C) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Lansvale, with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).

Lansvale
Fairfield (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

42

% of total

5.2%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

241

% of total

29.6%

Change from 2016

+3.0pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

258

% of total

31.7%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

222

% of total

27.3%

Change from 2016

+1.6pp

Not stated

2021 count

42

% of total

5.2%

Change from 2016

-4.2pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Lansvale. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).

Number of cars per household for Lansvale. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).
Number of cars per household for Lansvale. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Fairfield (C)%Count%Fairfield (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles425.2%10.0%455.6%10.1%-3-0.4pp
1 motor vehicle24129.6%32.3%21226.6%31.3%+29+3.0pp
2 motor vehicles25831.7%29.9%24931.2%30.0%+9+0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles22227.3%21.3%20525.7%21.1%+17+1.6pp
Not stated425.2%6.4%759.4%7.5%-33-4.2pp
Total households814100.0%100.0%798100.0%100.0%+160.0pp