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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Cremorne (Qld), accounting for 41.7% (5 households). This share was higher than Mackay (R) (30.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which decreased by 285 households and 4.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Cremorne (Qld) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Cremorne (Qld) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Cremorne (Qld), with comparison markers for Mackay (R).

Cremorne (Qld)
Mackay (R)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

5

% of total

41.7%

Change from 2016

+18.7pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

5

% of total

41.7%

Change from 2016

-4.9pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-27.3pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Cremorne (Qld). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).

Number of cars per household for Cremorne (Qld). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).
Number of cars per household for Cremorne (Qld). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mackay (R)%Count%Mackay (R)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%4.1%40.6%5.0%-4-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle541.7%30.7%14323.0%31.0%-138+18.7pp
2 motor vehicles541.7%39.2%29046.6%39.4%-285-4.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles00.0%24.0%17027.3%20.6%-170-27.3pp
Not stated00.0%2.0%91.4%4.1%-9-1.4pp
Total households12100.0%100.0%622100.0%100.0%-6100.0pp