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 Lewisham (NSW), accounting for 56.3% (945 households). This share was higher than Inner West (A) (51.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 879 households and 40.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Lewisham (NSW) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Lewisham (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Inner West (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lewisham (NSW), with comparison markers for Inner West (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
315
% of total
18.8%
Change from 2016
+18.1pp
315
18.8%
+18.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
945
% of total
56.3%
Change from 2016
+40.4pp
945
56.3%
+40.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
315
% of total
18.8%
Change from 2016
-27.9pp
315
18.8%
-27.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
88
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
-28.8pp
88
5.2%
-28.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
20
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
20
1.2%
-1.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+312
+18.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+879
+40.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+121
-27.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-53
-28.8pp
Not stated
+9
-1.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Lewisham (NSW). 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 | 315 | 18.8% | 17.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 17.3% | +312 | +18.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 945 | 56.3% | 51.9% | 66 | 15.9% | 48.8% | +879 | +40.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 315 | 18.8% | 23.2% | 194 | 46.7% | 24.2% | +121 | -27.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 88 | 5.2% | 6.3% | 141 | 34.0% | 6.2% | -53 | -28.8pp |
| Not stated | 20 | 1.2% | 1.1% | 11 | 2.7% | 3.4% | +9 | -1.5pp |
| Total households | 1,678 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 415 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,263 | 0.0pp |