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, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Sandhurst, accounting for 56.1% (981 households). This share was higher than Frankston (C) (37.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 74 households and 3.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Sandhurst - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Sandhurst in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Frankston (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Sandhurst, with comparison markers for Frankston (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
8
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
8
0.5%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
330
% of total
18.9%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
330
18.9%
+3.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
981
% of total
56.1%
Change from 2016
-4.1pp
981
56.1%
-4.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
392
% of total
22.4%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
392
22.4%
+2.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
38
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
38
2.2%
-1.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+74
+3.3pp
2 motor vehicles
-4
-4.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+68
+2.6pp
Not stated
-23
-1.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Sandhurst. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Frankston (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Frankston (C)% | Count | % | Frankston (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 8 | 0.5% | 5.5% | 8 | 0.5% | 5.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 330 | 18.9% | 34.1% | 256 | 15.6% | 32.5% | +74 | +3.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 981 | 56.1% | 37.5% | 985 | 60.2% | 36.6% | -4 | -4.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 392 | 22.4% | 17.7% | 324 | 19.8% | 16.4% | +68 | +2.6pp |
| Not stated | 38 | 2.2% | 5.3% | 61 | 3.7% | 8.8% | -23 | -1.5pp |
| Total households | 1,749 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,637 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +112 | 0.0pp |