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.

Key insight

In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Clermont, accounting for 38.2% (408 households). This share was lower than Isaac (R) (39.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 405 households and 13.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Clermont - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Clermont in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Isaac (R) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Clermont, with comparison markers for Isaac (R).

Clermont
Isaac (R)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

34

% of total

3.2%

Change from 2016

+3.2pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

346

% of total

32.4%

Change from 2016

+7.4pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

408

% of total

38.2%

Change from 2016

+13.2pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

255

% of total

23.9%

Change from 2016

-26.1pp

Not stated

2021 count

32

% of total

3.0%

Change from 2016

+3.0pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Clermont. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Isaac (R).

Number of cars per household for Clermont. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Isaac (R).
Number of cars per household for Clermont. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Isaac (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Isaac (R)%Count%Isaac (R)%Countpp
No motor vehicles343.2%2.5%00.0%2.6%+34+3.2pp
1 motor vehicle34632.4%29.0%325.0%27.6%+343+7.4pp
2 motor vehicles40838.2%39.9%325.0%41.7%+405+13.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles25523.9%26.3%650.0%24.2%+249-26.1pp
Not stated323.0%2.3%00.0%3.9%+32+3.0pp
Total households1,067100.0%100.0%12100.0%100.0%+1,0550.0pp