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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Balmain East (part), accounting for 49.2% (411 households). This share was lower than Inner West (A) (50.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 30 households and 5.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Balmain East (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Balmain East (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Inner West (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Balmain East (part), with comparison markers for Inner West (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
111
% of total
13.3%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
111
13.3%
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
411
% of total
49.2%
Change from 2016
+5.4pp
411
49.2%
+5.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
216
% of total
25.8%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
216
25.8%
-1.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
56
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
56
6.7%
+1.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
41
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-5.6pp
41
4.9%
-5.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-9
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+30
+5.4pp
2 motor vehicles
-21
-1.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+7
+1.1pp
Not stated
-50
-5.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Balmain East (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Inner West (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Inner West (A)% | Count | % | Inner West (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 111 | 13.3% | 17.0% | 120 | 13.8% | 16.3% | -9 | -0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 411 | 49.2% | 50.3% | 381 | 43.8% | 45.7% | +30 | +5.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 216 | 25.8% | 22.5% | 237 | 27.2% | 22.6% | -21 | -1.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 56 | 6.7% | 6.1% | 49 | 5.6% | 5.8% | +7 | +1.1pp |
| Not stated | 41 | 4.9% | 4.1% | 91 | 10.5% | 9.7% | -50 | -5.6pp |
| Total households | 836 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 870 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -34 | 0.0pp |