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.

Key insight

In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Coffee Camp, accounting for 37.2% (35 households). This share was higher than Lismore (C) (34.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 10 households and 9.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Coffee Camp - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Coffee Camp in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Lismore (C) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Coffee Camp, with comparison markers for Lismore (C).

Coffee Camp
Lismore (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

3

% of total

3.2%

Change from 2016

+3.2pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

27

% of total

28.7%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

35

% of total

37.2%

Change from 2016

+9.1pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

23

% of total

24.5%

Change from 2016

+3.2pp

Not stated

2021 count

7

% of total

7.4%

Change from 2016

-3.8pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Coffee Camp. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Lismore (C).

Number of cars per household for Coffee Camp. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Lismore (C).
Number of cars per household for Coffee Camp. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Lismore (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Lismore (C)%Count%Lismore (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles33.2%5.1%00.0%6.1%+3+3.2pp
1 motor vehicle2728.7%34.7%2528.1%34.7%+2+0.6pp
2 motor vehicles3537.2%34.4%2528.1%32.7%+10+9.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles2324.5%18.6%1921.3%16.1%+4+3.2pp
Not stated77.4%7.2%1011.2%10.3%-3-3.8pp
Total households94100.0%100.0%89100.0%100.0%+50.0pp