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 Beverley Park, accounting for 38.5% (323 households). This share was higher than Georges River (A) (30.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 318 households and 9.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Beverley Park - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Beverley Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Georges River (A) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Beverley Park, with comparison markers for Georges River (A).

Beverley Park
Georges River (A)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

57

% of total

6.8%

Change from 2016

-10.8pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

284

% of total

33.8%

Change from 2016

+10.3pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

323

% of total

38.5%

Change from 2016

+9.1pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

171

% of total

20.4%

Change from 2016

+2.8pp

Not stated

2021 count

9

% of total

1.1%

Change from 2016

-16.5pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Beverley Park. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Georges River (A).

Number of cars per household for Beverley Park. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Georges River (A).
Number of cars per household for Beverley Park. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Georges River (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Georges River (A)%Count%Georges River (A)%Countpp
No motor vehicles576.8%12.3%317.6%11.5%+54-10.8pp
1 motor vehicle28433.8%40.9%423.5%39.8%+280+10.3pp
2 motor vehicles32338.5%30.6%529.4%31.6%+318+9.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles17120.4%14.7%317.6%14.1%+168+2.8pp
Not stated91.1%1.5%317.6%2.9%+6-16.5pp
Total households839100.0%100.0%17100.0%100.0%+8220.0pp