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, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Kalkallo, accounting for 50.4% (877 households). This share was higher than Hume (C) (38.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 865 households and 18.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Kalkallo - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Kalkallo in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Hume (C) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Kalkallo, with comparison markers for Hume (C).

Kalkallo
Hume (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

13

% of total

0.7%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

441

% of total

25.4%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

877

% of total

50.4%

Change from 2016

+18.8pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

271

% of total

15.6%

Change from 2016

-23.9pp

Not stated

2021 count

132

% of total

7.6%

Change from 2016

-5.6pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Kalkallo. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hume (C).

Number of cars per household for Kalkallo. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hume (C).
Number of cars per household for Kalkallo. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hume (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Hume (C)%Count%Hume (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles130.7%4.3%00.0%4.6%+13+0.7pp
1 motor vehicle44125.4%29.3%1026.3%28.3%+431-0.9pp
2 motor vehicles87750.4%38.9%1231.6%37.7%+865+18.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles27115.6%21.8%1539.5%21.6%+256-23.9pp
Not stated1327.6%5.8%513.2%7.8%+127-5.6pp
Total households1,739100.0%100.0%38100.0%100.0%+1,7010.0pp