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 Railton (part), accounting for 37.7% (154 households). This share was similar to Kentish (M) (37.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 447 households and 11.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Railton (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Railton (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Kentish (M) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Railton (part), with comparison markers for Kentish (M).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
5
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-13.1pp
5
1.2%
-13.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
108
% of total
26.5%
Change from 2016
-11.9pp
108
26.5%
-11.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
154
% of total
37.7%
Change from 2016
+10.0pp
154
37.7%
+10.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
124
% of total
30.4%
Change from 2016
+16.7pp
124
30.4%
+16.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
14
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
14
3.4%
-2.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-202
-13.1pp
1 motor vehicle
-447
-11.9pp
2 motor vehicles
-246
+10.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-74
+16.7pp
Not stated
-77
-2.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Railton (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Kentish (M).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Kentish (M)% | Count | % | Kentish (M)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 5 | 1.2% | 2.4% | 207 | 14.3% | 3.0% | -202 | -13.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 108 | 26.5% | 24.8% | 555 | 38.4% | 25.6% | -447 | -11.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 154 | 37.7% | 37.7% | 400 | 27.7% | 37.4% | -246 | +10.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 124 | 30.4% | 33.6% | 198 | 13.7% | 29.9% | -74 | +16.7pp |
| Not stated | 14 | 3.4% | 1.5% | 91 | 6.3% | 4.3% | -77 | -2.9pp |
| Total households | 408 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,445 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -1,037 | 0.0pp |