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 Calen, accounting for 39.7% (50 households). This share was higher than Mackay (R) (39.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which decreased by 14 households and 10.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Calen - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Calen in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Calen, with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-10.8pp
0
0.0%
-10.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
46
% of total
36.5%
Change from 2016
+10.3pp
46
36.5%
+10.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
50
% of total
39.7%
Change from 2016
+8.2pp
50
39.7%
+8.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
35
% of total
27.8%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
35
27.8%
+2.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-5.4pp
0
0.0%
-5.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-14
-10.8pp
1 motor vehicle
+12
+10.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+9
+8.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+2
+2.4pp
Not stated
-7
-5.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Calen. 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% | 4.1% | 14 | 10.8% | 5.0% | -14 | -10.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 46 | 36.5% | 30.7% | 34 | 26.2% | 31.0% | +12 | +10.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 50 | 39.7% | 39.2% | 41 | 31.5% | 39.4% | +9 | +8.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 35 | 27.8% | 24.0% | 33 | 25.4% | 20.6% | +2 | +2.4pp |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 7 | 5.4% | 4.1% | -7 | -5.4pp |
| Total households | 126 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 130 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -4 | 0.0pp |