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 Hobsons Bay (C), accounting for 40% (13,866 households). This share was higher than Greater Melbourne (36.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 1,471 households and 1.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Hobsons Bay (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Hobsons Bay (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hobsons Bay (C), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
2,506
% of total
7.2%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
2,506
7.2%
-0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
13,866
% of total
40.0%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
13,866
40.0%
+1.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
12,979
% of total
37.4%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
12,979
37.4%
+0.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
4,861
% of total
14.0%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
4,861
14.0%
-0.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
449
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
449
1.3%
-1.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+42
-0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+1,471
+1.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+1,030
+0.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+216
-0.3pp
Not stated
-601
-1.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Hobsons Bay (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 | 2,506 | 7.2% | 8.5% | 2,464 | 7.6% | 8.7% | +42 | -0.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 13,866 | 40.0% | 36.7% | 12,395 | 38.1% | 34.7% | +1,471 | +1.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 12,979 | 37.4% | 36.5% | 11,949 | 36.8% | 36.6% | +1,030 | +0.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 4,861 | 14.0% | 17.0% | 4,645 | 14.3% | 16.8% | +216 | -0.3pp |
| Not stated | 449 | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1,050 | 3.2% | 3.2% | -601 | -1.9pp |
| Total households | 34,663 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 32,508 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,155 | 0.0pp |