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 Mount Pritchard (part), accounting for 32.2% (992 households). This share was lower than Fairfield (C) (33.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 965 households and 23.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Mount Pritchard (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Mount Pritchard (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Fairfield (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mount Pritchard (part), with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
289
% of total
9.4%
Change from 2016
+9.4pp
289
9.4%
+9.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
992
% of total
32.2%
Change from 2016
+23.2pp
992
32.2%
+23.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
981
% of total
31.8%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
981
31.8%
+2.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
751
% of total
24.4%
Change from 2016
-32.7pp
751
24.4%
-32.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
72
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
72
2.3%
0.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+289
+9.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+965
+23.2pp
2 motor vehicles
+893
+2.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+579
-32.7pp
Not stated
+65
0.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Mount Pritchard (part). 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 | 289 | 9.4% | 10.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 10.4% | +289 | +9.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 992 | 32.2% | 33.8% | 27 | 9.0% | 32.4% | +965 | +23.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 981 | 31.8% | 31.4% | 88 | 29.2% | 31.2% | +893 | +2.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 751 | 24.4% | 22.4% | 172 | 57.1% | 21.9% | +579 | -32.7pp |
| Not stated | 72 | 2.3% | 1.9% | 7 | 2.3% | 4.1% | +65 | 0.0pp |
| Total households | 3,082 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 301 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,781 | 0.0pp |