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 Knox (C), accounting for 41.5% (24,458 households). This share was higher than Greater Melbourne (35.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 2,229 households and 2.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Knox (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Knox (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Knox (C), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
2,198
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
2,198
3.7%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
17,728
% of total
30.1%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
17,728
30.1%
+2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
24,458
% of total
41.5%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
24,458
41.5%
+0.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
12,689
% of total
21.5%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
12,689
21.5%
-0.9pp
Not stated
2021 count
1,904
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
1,904
3.2%
-2.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+151
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+2,229
+2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+1,921
+0.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+249
-0.9pp
Not stated
-1,020
-2.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Knox (C). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Melbourne.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 2,198 | 3.7% | 8.2% | 2,047 | 3.7% | 8.5% | +151 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 17,728 | 30.1% | 35.6% | 15,499 | 28.0% | 33.2% | +2,229 | +2.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 24,458 | 41.5% | 35.1% | 22,537 | 40.6% | 34.8% | +1,921 | +0.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 12,689 | 21.5% | 16.3% | 12,440 | 22.4% | 15.9% | +249 | -0.9pp |
| Not stated | 1,904 | 3.2% | 4.7% | 2,924 | 5.3% | 7.6% | -1,020 | -2.1pp |
| Total households | 58,979 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 55,442 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +3,537 | 0.0pp |