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 Sunbury, accounting for 39.8% (5,818 households). This share was higher than Hume (C) (38.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 741 households and 0.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Sunbury - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Sunbury in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Hume (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Sunbury, with comparison markers for Hume (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
549
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
549
3.8%
+0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
4,238
% of total
29.0%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
4,238
29.0%
+0.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
5,818
% of total
39.8%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
5,818
39.8%
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
3,424
% of total
23.4%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
3,424
23.4%
+0.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
594
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
594
4.1%
-2.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+65
+0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+559
+0.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+741
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+442
+0.5pp
Not stated
-205
-2.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Sunbury. 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 | 549 | 3.8% | 4.3% | 484 | 3.7% | 4.6% | +65 | +0.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 4,238 | 29.0% | 29.3% | 3,679 | 28.2% | 28.3% | +559 | +0.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 5,818 | 39.8% | 38.9% | 5,077 | 39.0% | 37.7% | +741 | +0.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 3,424 | 23.4% | 21.8% | 2,982 | 22.9% | 21.6% | +442 | +0.5pp |
| Not stated | 594 | 4.1% | 5.8% | 799 | 6.1% | 7.8% | -205 | -2.0pp |
| Total households | 14,625 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 13,024 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,601 | 0.0pp |