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 Tempe, accounting for 48.1% (627 households). This share was lower than Inner West (A) (50.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 57 households and 3.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Tempe - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Tempe in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Inner West (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tempe, with comparison markers for Inner West (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
172
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
172
13.2%
-1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
627
% of total
48.1%
Change from 2016
+3.8pp
627
48.1%
+3.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
350
% of total
26.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
350
26.8%
+0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
104
% of total
8.0%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
104
8.0%
+0.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
49
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
-4.0pp
49
3.8%
-4.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-12
-1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+57
+3.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+11
+0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+8
+0.5pp
Not stated
-51
-4.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Tempe. 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 | 172 | 13.2% | 17.0% | 184 | 14.3% | 16.3% | -12 | -1.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 627 | 48.1% | 50.3% | 570 | 44.3% | 45.7% | +57 | +3.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 350 | 26.8% | 22.5% | 339 | 26.3% | 22.6% | +11 | +0.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 104 | 8.0% | 6.1% | 96 | 7.5% | 5.8% | +8 | +0.5pp |
| Not stated | 49 | 3.8% | 4.1% | 100 | 7.8% | 9.7% | -51 | -4.0pp |
| Total households | 1,304 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,287 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +17 | 0.0pp |