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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Hugh, accounting for 39% (80 households). This share was lower than MacDonnell (R) (42.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 56 households and 22.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Hugh - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Hugh in 2021 for persons, with comparison against MacDonnell (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hugh, with comparison markers for MacDonnell (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
40
% of total
19.5%
Change from 2016
+4.1pp
40
19.5%
+4.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
80
% of total
39.0%
Change from 2016
+22.2pp
80
39.0%
+22.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
31
% of total
15.1%
Change from 2016
+7.4pp
31
15.1%
+7.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
4
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-9.9pp
4
2.0%
-9.9pp
Not stated
2021 count
41
% of total
20.0%
Change from 2016
-31.7pp
41
20.0%
-31.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+18
+4.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+56
+22.2pp
2 motor vehicles
+20
+7.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-13
-9.9pp
Not stated
-33
-31.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Hugh. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with MacDonnell (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | MacDonnell (R)% | Count | % | MacDonnell (R)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 40 | 19.5% | 30.5% | 22 | 15.4% | 27.3% | +18 | +4.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 80 | 39.0% | 42.9% | 24 | 16.8% | 29.9% | +56 | +22.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 31 | 15.1% | 11.3% | 11 | 7.7% | 10.0% | +20 | +7.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 4 | 2.0% | 4.3% | 17 | 11.9% | 3.8% | -13 | -9.9pp |
| Not stated | 41 | 20.0% | 11.2% | 74 | 51.7% | 28.9% | -33 | -31.7pp |
| Total households | 205 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 143 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +62 | 0.0pp |