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 Tregeagle, accounting for 42.2% (68 households). This share was higher than Lismore (C) (34.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 11 households and 5.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Tregeagle - Households (Enumerated)

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

Car ownership snapshot

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

Tregeagle
Lismore (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

22

% of total

13.7%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

68

% of total

42.2%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

68

% of total

42.2%

Change from 2016

+5.4pp

Not stated

2021 count

3

% of total

1.9%

Change from 2016

-2.0pp

Data table

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

Number of cars per household for Tregeagle. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Lismore (C).
Number of cars per household for Tregeagle. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Lismore (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Lismore (C)%Count%Lismore (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%5.1%00.0%6.1%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle2213.7%34.7%2214.2%34.7%0-0.5pp
2 motor vehicles6842.2%34.4%6944.5%32.7%-1-2.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles6842.2%18.6%5736.8%16.1%+11+5.4pp
Not stated31.9%7.2%63.9%10.3%-3-2.0pp
Total households161100.0%100.0%155100.0%100.0%+60.0pp