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 Seaford (Vic.), accounting for 40.9% (2,939 households). This share was higher than Frankston (C) (35.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 2,936 households and 15.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Seaford (Vic.) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Seaford (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Frankston (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Seaford (Vic.), with comparison markers for Frankston (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
518
% of total
7.2%
Change from 2016
+7.2pp
518
7.2%
+7.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
2,939
% of total
40.9%
Change from 2016
+15.9pp
2,939
40.9%
+15.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,662
% of total
37.0%
Change from 2016
-21.3pp
2,662
37.0%
-21.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
946
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
+13.2pp
946
13.2%
+13.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
116
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
116
1.6%
+1.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+518
+7.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+2,936
+15.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+2,655
-21.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+946
+13.2pp
Not stated
+116
+1.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Seaford (Vic.). 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 | 518 | 7.2% | 5.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.9% | +518 | +7.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 2,939 | 40.9% | 35.4% | 3 | 25.0% | 34.2% | +2,936 | +15.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,662 | 37.0% | 39.1% | 7 | 58.3% | 38.7% | +2,655 | -21.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 946 | 13.2% | 18.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 17.4% | +946 | +13.2pp |
| Not stated | 116 | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.8% | +116 | +1.6pp |
| Total households | 7,191 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 12 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +7,179 | 0.0pp |