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 Blakebrook, accounting for 37% (20 households). This share was higher than Lismore (C) (34.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 6 households and 9.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Blakebrook - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Blakebrook in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Lismore (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Blakebrook, with comparison markers for Lismore (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
11
% of total
20.4%
Change from 2016
-9.4pp
11
20.4%
-9.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
20
% of total
37.0%
Change from 2016
+8.9pp
20
37.0%
+8.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
16
% of total
29.6%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
16
29.6%
-0.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
5
% of total
9.3%
Change from 2016
-6.5pp
5
9.3%
-6.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
-6
-9.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+4
+8.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-1
-0.2pp
Not stated
-4
-6.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Blakebrook. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Lismore (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Lismore (C)% | Count | % | Lismore (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 5.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.1% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 11 | 20.4% | 34.7% | 17 | 29.8% | 34.7% | -6 | -9.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 20 | 37.0% | 34.4% | 16 | 28.1% | 32.7% | +4 | +8.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 16 | 29.6% | 18.6% | 17 | 29.8% | 16.1% | -1 | -0.2pp |
| Not stated | 5 | 9.3% | 7.2% | 9 | 15.8% | 10.3% | -4 | -6.5pp |
| Total households | 54 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 57 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -3 | 0.0pp |