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 Alexandra (Qld), accounting for 44.2% (34 households). This share was higher than Mackay (R) (36.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 14 households and 17.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Alexandra (Qld) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Alexandra (Qld) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Alexandra (Qld), with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
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
24
% of total
31.2%
Change from 2016
+17.9pp
24
31.2%
+17.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
34
% of total
44.2%
Change from 2016
-7.8pp
34
44.2%
-7.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
19
% of total
24.7%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
19
24.7%
+3.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-12.0pp
0
0.0%
-12.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+14
+17.9pp
2 motor vehicles
-5
-7.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+3
+3.4pp
Not stated
-9
-12.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Alexandra (Qld). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 24 | 31.2% | 29.4% | 10 | 13.3% | 29.6% | +14 | +17.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 34 | 44.2% | 36.3% | 39 | 52.0% | 36.9% | -5 | -7.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 19 | 24.7% | 22.1% | 16 | 21.3% | 19.1% | +3 | +3.4pp |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 8.2% | 9 | 12.0% | 9.7% | -9 | -12.0pp |
| Total households | 77 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 75 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2 | 0.0pp |