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 Terowie, accounting for 35.9% (23 households). This share was higher than Goyder (DC) (30.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 4 households and 6.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Terowie - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Terowie in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Goyder (DC) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Terowie, with comparison markers for Goyder (DC).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
4
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
+6.3pp
4
6.3%
+6.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
23
% of total
35.9%
Change from 2016
+6.2pp
23
35.9%
+6.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
21
% of total
32.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
21
32.8%
0.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
14
% of total
21.9%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
14
21.9%
+3.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
7
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
-12.5pp
7
10.9%
-12.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+4
+6.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+4
+6.2pp
2 motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+2
+3.1pp
Not stated
-8
-12.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Terowie. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Goyder (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Goyder (DC)% | Count | % | Goyder (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 4 | 6.3% | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.2% | +4 | +6.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 23 | 35.9% | 30.8% | 19 | 29.7% | 27.8% | +4 | +6.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 21 | 32.8% | 33.3% | 21 | 32.8% | 33.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 14 | 21.9% | 26.8% | 12 | 18.8% | 26.4% | +2 | +3.1pp |
| Not stated | 7 | 10.9% | 6.5% | 15 | 23.4% | 8.9% | -8 | -12.5pp |
| Total households | 64 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 64 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |