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 Oatley, accounting for 39.2% (1,487 households). This share was higher than Georges River (A) (29.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 93 households and 1.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Oatley - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Oatley in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Georges River (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Oatley, with comparison markers for Georges River (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
185
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
185
4.9%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,363
% of total
35.9%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
1,363
35.9%
-0.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,487
% of total
39.2%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
1,487
39.2%
+1.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
671
% of total
17.7%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
671
17.7%
+1.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
90
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
90
2.4%
-2.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+5
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+29
-0.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+93
+1.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+56
+1.0pp
Not stated
-71
-2.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Oatley. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Georges River (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Georges River (A)% | Count | % | Georges River (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 185 | 4.9% | 12.0% | 180 | 4.9% | 11.3% | +5 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,363 | 35.9% | 39.6% | 1,334 | 36.3% | 38.5% | +29 | -0.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,487 | 39.2% | 29.6% | 1,394 | 37.9% | 30.4% | +93 | +1.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 671 | 17.7% | 14.2% | 615 | 16.7% | 13.6% | +56 | +1.0pp |
| Not stated | 90 | 2.4% | 4.5% | 161 | 4.4% | 6.2% | -71 | -2.0pp |
| Total households | 3,793 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,676 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +117 | 0.0pp |