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 Glen Eira (C), accounting for 42.9% (24,884 households). This share was higher than Greater Melbourne (36.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 3,865 households and 2.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Glen Eira (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Glen Eira (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Glen Eira (C), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
4,987
% of total
8.6%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
4,987
8.6%
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
24,884
% of total
42.9%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
24,884
42.9%
+2.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
20,826
% of total
35.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
20,826
35.9%
-0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
6,669
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
6,669
11.5%
-0.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
602
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
602
1.0%
-1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+213
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+3,865
+2.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+1,883
-0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+532
-0.2pp
Not stated
-826
-1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Glen Eira (C). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Melbourne.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 4,987 | 8.6% | 8.5% | 4,774 | 9.1% | 8.7% | +213 | -0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 24,884 | 42.9% | 36.7% | 21,019 | 40.2% | 34.7% | +3,865 | +2.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 20,826 | 35.9% | 36.5% | 18,943 | 36.2% | 36.6% | +1,883 | -0.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 6,669 | 11.5% | 17.0% | 6,137 | 11.7% | 16.8% | +532 | -0.2pp |
| Not stated | 602 | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1,428 | 2.7% | 3.2% | -826 | -1.7pp |
| Total households | 57,971 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 52,296 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +5,675 | 0.0pp |