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 Chisholm (NSW), accounting for 58.2% (827 households). This share was higher than Maitland (C) (39.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 558 households and 0.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Chisholm (NSW) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Chisholm (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Maitland (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Chisholm (NSW), with comparison markers for Maitland (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
8
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
8
0.6%
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
212
% of total
14.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
212
14.9%
+0.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
827
% of total
58.2%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
827
58.2%
+0.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
350
% of total
24.6%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
350
24.6%
-0.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
22
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
22
1.5%
0.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+4
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+143
+0.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+558
+0.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+233
-0.5pp
Not stated
+15
0.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Chisholm (NSW). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Maitland (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Maitland (C)% | Count | % | Maitland (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 8 | 0.6% | 4.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 4.9% | +4 | -0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 212 | 14.9% | 30.2% | 69 | 14.8% | 30.3% | +143 | +0.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 827 | 58.2% | 39.6% | 269 | 57.6% | 38.6% | +558 | +0.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 350 | 24.6% | 22.2% | 117 | 25.1% | 19.5% | +233 | -0.5pp |
| Not stated | 22 | 1.5% | 3.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 6.7% | +15 | 0.0pp |
| Total households | 1,420 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 467 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +953 | 0.0pp |