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 Upper Ferntree Gully (part), accounting for 42.2% (521 households). This share was lower than Knox (C) (42.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which decreased by 1,172 households and 3.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Upper Ferntree Gully (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Upper Ferntree Gully (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Knox (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Upper Ferntree Gully (part), with comparison markers for Knox (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
53
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
53
4.3%
+1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
355
% of total
28.8%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
355
28.8%
-3.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
521
% of total
42.2%
Change from 2016
-3.9pp
521
42.2%
-3.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
281
% of total
22.8%
Change from 2016
+6.2pp
281
22.8%
+6.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
11
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
11
0.9%
-1.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-64
+1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
-811
-3.0pp
2 motor vehicles
-1,172
-3.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-329
+6.2pp
Not stated
-70
-1.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Upper Ferntree Gully (part). 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 | 53 | 4.3% | 3.8% | 117 | 3.2% | 3.7% | -64 | +1.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 355 | 28.8% | 30.7% | 1,166 | 31.8% | 28.7% | -811 | -3.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 521 | 42.2% | 42.5% | 1,693 | 46.1% | 41.9% | -1,172 | -3.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 281 | 22.8% | 22.1% | 610 | 16.6% | 23.1% | -329 | +6.2pp |
| Not stated | 11 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 81 | 2.2% | 2.6% | -70 | -1.3pp |
| Total households | 1,234 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,671 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -2,437 | 0.0pp |