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 Meadow Heights, accounting for 33.9% (1,543 households). This share was lower than Hume (C) (38.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 98 households and 1.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Meadow Heights - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Meadow Heights in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Hume (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Meadow Heights, with comparison markers for Hume (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
259
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
259
5.7%
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,384
% of total
30.4%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,384
30.4%
+0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,543
% of total
33.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
1,543
33.9%
-0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
968
% of total
21.3%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
968
21.3%
+1.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
392
% of total
8.6%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
392
8.6%
-1.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-4
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+88
+0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+52
-0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+98
+1.3pp
Not stated
-43
-1.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Meadow Heights. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hume (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Hume (C)% | Count | % | Hume (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 259 | 5.7% | 4.3% | 263 | 6.0% | 4.6% | -4 | -0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,384 | 30.4% | 29.3% | 1,296 | 29.7% | 28.3% | +88 | +0.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,543 | 33.9% | 38.9% | 1,491 | 34.2% | 37.7% | +52 | -0.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 968 | 21.3% | 21.8% | 870 | 20.0% | 21.6% | +98 | +1.3pp |
| Not stated | 392 | 8.6% | 5.8% | 435 | 10.0% | 7.8% | -43 | -1.4pp |
| Total households | 4,552 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,357 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +195 | 0.0pp |