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 Boorowa, accounting for 32.3% (267 households). This share was lower than Hilltops (A) (33.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 28 households, while its share fell by 1.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Boorowa - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Boorowa in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Hilltops (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Boorowa, with comparison markers for Hilltops (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
28
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
28
3.4%
-1.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
229
% of total
27.7%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
229
27.7%
-3.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
267
% of total
32.3%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
267
32.3%
-1.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
173
% of total
20.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
173
20.9%
+0.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
134
% of total
16.2%
Change from 2016
+5.6pp
134
16.2%
+5.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-9
-1.8pp
1 motor vehicle
+6
-3.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+28
-1.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+26
+0.4pp
Not stated
+58
+5.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Boorowa. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hilltops (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Hilltops (A)% | Count | % | Hilltops (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 28 | 3.4% | 5.1% | 37 | 5.2% | 5.2% | -9 | -1.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 229 | 27.7% | 31.6% | 223 | 31.1% | 31.2% | +6 | -3.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 267 | 32.3% | 33.1% | 239 | 33.4% | 33.3% | +28 | -1.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 173 | 20.9% | 22.3% | 147 | 20.5% | 20.3% | +26 | +0.4pp |
| Not stated | 134 | 16.2% | 7.9% | 76 | 10.6% | 9.9% | +58 | +5.6pp |
| Total households | 827 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 716 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +111 | 0.0pp |