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 Glenella, accounting for 47.4% (696 households). This share was higher than Mackay (R) (39.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 692 households and 14.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Glenella - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Glenella in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Glenella, with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
18
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
18
1.2%
+1.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
314
% of total
21.4%
Change from 2016
+21.4pp
314
21.4%
+21.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
696
% of total
47.4%
Change from 2016
+14.1pp
696
47.4%
+14.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
428
% of total
29.2%
Change from 2016
+29.2pp
428
29.2%
+29.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
8
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
8
0.5%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+18
+1.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+314
+21.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+692
+14.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+428
+29.2pp
Not stated
+8
+0.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Glenella. 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 | 18 | 1.2% | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.0% | +18 | +1.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 314 | 21.4% | 30.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 31.0% | +314 | +21.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 696 | 47.4% | 39.2% | 4 | 33.3% | 39.4% | +692 | +14.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 428 | 29.2% | 24.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 20.6% | +428 | +29.2pp |
| Not stated | 8 | 0.5% | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.1% | +8 | +0.5pp |
| Total households | 1,468 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 12 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,456 | 0.0pp |