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 Kinchant Dam, accounting for 31.2% (24 households). This share was lower than Mackay (R) (36.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 14 households and 14.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Kinchant Dam - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Kinchant Dam in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kinchant Dam, with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
5
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
+6.5pp
5
6.5%
+6.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
12
% of total
15.6%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
12
15.6%
+2.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
24
% of total
31.2%
Change from 2016
+14.3pp
24
31.2%
+14.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
17
% of total
22.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
17
22.1%
+0.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
22
% of total
28.6%
Change from 2016
-23.9pp
22
28.6%
-23.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+5
+6.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+4
+2.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+14
+14.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+4
+0.1pp
Not stated
-9
-23.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Kinchant Dam. 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 | 5 | 6.5% | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.7% | +5 | +6.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 12 | 15.6% | 29.4% | 8 | 13.6% | 29.6% | +4 | +2.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 24 | 31.2% | 36.3% | 10 | 16.9% | 36.9% | +14 | +14.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 17 | 22.1% | 22.1% | 13 | 22.0% | 19.1% | +4 | +0.1pp |
| Not stated | 22 | 28.6% | 8.2% | 31 | 52.5% | 9.7% | -9 | -23.9pp |
| Total households | 77 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 59 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +18 | 0.0pp |