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 Chiltern, accounting for 34.6% (247 households). This share was lower than Indigo (S) (37.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 37 households and 3.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Chiltern - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Chiltern in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Indigo (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Chiltern, with comparison markers for Indigo (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
13
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
13
1.8%
-2.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
210
% of total
29.4%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
210
29.4%
+3.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
247
% of total
34.6%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
247
34.6%
-1.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
184
% of total
25.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
184
25.8%
+0.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
63
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
63
8.8%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-15
-2.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+37
+3.2pp
2 motor vehicles
+10
-1.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+15
+0.2pp
Not stated
+2
-0.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Chiltern. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Indigo (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Indigo (S)% | Count | % | Indigo (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 13 | 1.8% | 2.5% | 28 | 4.2% | 3.0% | -15 | -2.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 210 | 29.4% | 25.7% | 173 | 26.2% | 26.0% | +37 | +3.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 247 | 34.6% | 37.6% | 237 | 35.9% | 37.3% | +10 | -1.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 184 | 25.8% | 27.5% | 169 | 25.6% | 25.7% | +15 | +0.2pp |
| Not stated | 63 | 8.8% | 6.6% | 61 | 9.2% | 8.0% | +2 | -0.4pp |
| Total households | 714 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 661 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +53 | 0.0pp |