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 Boronia, accounting for 39.3% (3,666 households). This share was lower than Knox (C) (42.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 3,654 households and 1.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Boronia - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Boronia in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Knox (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Boronia, with comparison markers for Knox (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
457
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
+4.9pp
457
4.9%
+4.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
3,595
% of total
38.5%
Change from 2016
+22.9pp
3,595
38.5%
+22.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
3,666
% of total
39.3%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
3,666
39.3%
+1.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
1,501
% of total
16.1%
Change from 2016
-18.3pp
1,501
16.1%
-18.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
108
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
108
1.2%
+1.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+457
+4.9pp
1 motor vehicle
+3,590
+22.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+3,654
+1.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+1,490
-18.3pp
Not stated
+108
+1.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Boronia. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Knox (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Knox (C)% | Count | % | Knox (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 457 | 4.9% | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.7% | +457 | +4.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 3,595 | 38.5% | 30.7% | 5 | 15.6% | 28.7% | +3,590 | +22.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 3,666 | 39.3% | 42.5% | 12 | 37.5% | 41.9% | +3,654 | +1.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 1,501 | 16.1% | 22.1% | 11 | 34.4% | 23.1% | +1,490 | -18.3pp |
| Not stated | 108 | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.6% | +108 | +1.2pp |
| Total households | 9,332 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 32 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +9,300 | 0.0pp |