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.

Key insight

In 2021, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Cunningar, accounting for 35.5% (27 households). This share was higher than Hilltops (A) (22.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 8 households and 4.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Cunningar - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Cunningar in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Hilltops (A) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Cunningar, with comparison markers for Hilltops (A).

Cunningar
Hilltops (A)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

12

% of total

15.8%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

22

% of total

28.9%

Change from 2016

-3.9pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

27

% of total

35.5%

Change from 2016

+4.4pp

Not stated

2021 count

7

% of total

9.2%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Cunningar. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hilltops (A).

Number of cars per household for Cunningar. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hilltops (A).
Number of cars per household for Cunningar. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hilltops (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Hilltops (A)%Count%Hilltops (A)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%5.1%00.0%5.2%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle1215.8%31.6%914.8%31.2%+3+1.0pp
2 motor vehicles2228.9%33.1%2032.8%33.3%+2-3.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles2735.5%22.3%1931.1%20.3%+8+4.4pp
Not stated79.2%7.9%711.5%9.9%0-2.3pp
Total households76100.0%100.0%61100.0%100.0%+150.0pp