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 Rutherglen, accounting for 35.6% (372 households). This share was lower than Indigo (S) (39.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 359 households, while its share fell by 26.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Rutherglen - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Rutherglen in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Indigo (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Rutherglen, with comparison markers for Indigo (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
36
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
36
3.4%
+3.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
341
% of total
32.7%
Change from 2016
+8.9pp
341
32.7%
+8.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
372
% of total
35.6%
Change from 2016
-26.3pp
372
35.6%
-26.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
275
% of total
26.3%
Change from 2016
-7.0pp
275
26.3%
-7.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
23
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
23
2.2%
+2.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+36
+3.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+336
+8.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+359
-26.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+268
-7.0pp
Not stated
+23
+2.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Rutherglen. 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 | 36 | 3.4% | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0% | +36 | +3.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 341 | 32.7% | 26.6% | 5 | 23.8% | 26.9% | +336 | +8.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 372 | 35.6% | 39.7% | 13 | 61.9% | 39.3% | +359 | -26.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 275 | 26.3% | 29.1% | 7 | 33.3% | 27.1% | +268 | -7.0pp |
| Not stated | 23 | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.7% | +23 | +2.2pp |
| Total households | 1,044 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 21 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,023 | 0.0pp |