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 Gwydir (A), accounting for 35% (665 households). This share was lower than Regional NSW (37.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which decreased by 37 households and 1.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Gwydir (A) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Gwydir (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
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Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gwydir (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
68
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
68
3.6%
-1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
626
% of total
33.0%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
626
33.0%
+2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
665
% of total
35.0%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
665
35.0%
+1.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
483
% of total
25.4%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
483
25.4%
-0.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
52
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
52
2.7%
-2.0pp
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-37
-1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+13
+2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+4
+1.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-27
-0.3pp
Not stated
-41
-2.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Gwydir (A). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 68 | 3.6% | 5.5% | 105 | 5.3% | 6.1% | -37 | -1.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 626 | 33.0% | 35.0% | 613 | 30.9% | 35.0% | +13 | +2.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 665 | 35.0% | 37.2% | 661 | 33.3% | 36.2% | +4 | +1.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 483 | 25.4% | 20.7% | 510 | 25.7% | 18.4% | -27 | -0.3pp |
| Not stated | 52 | 2.7% | 1.7% | 93 | 4.7% | 4.2% | -41 | -2.0pp |
| Total households | 1,898 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,987 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -89 | 0.0pp |