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 Gillieston Heights, accounting for 46.1% (796 households). This share was higher than Maitland (C) (39.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 282 households and 0.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Gillieston Heights - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Gillieston Heights in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Maitland (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gillieston Heights, with comparison markers for Maitland (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
33
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
33
1.9%
-0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
496
% of total
28.7%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
496
28.7%
+2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
796
% of total
46.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
796
46.1%
+0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
354
% of total
20.5%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
354
20.5%
+1.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
53
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
53
3.1%
-3.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+3
-0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
+196
+2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+282
+0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+141
+1.6pp
Not stated
-17
-3.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Gillieston Heights. 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 | 33 | 1.9% | 4.5% | 30 | 2.7% | 4.9% | +3 | -0.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 496 | 28.7% | 30.2% | 300 | 26.6% | 30.3% | +196 | +2.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 796 | 46.1% | 39.6% | 514 | 45.6% | 38.6% | +282 | +0.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 354 | 20.5% | 22.2% | 213 | 18.9% | 19.5% | +141 | +1.6pp |
| Not stated | 53 | 3.1% | 3.5% | 70 | 6.2% | 6.7% | -17 | -3.1pp |
| Total households | 1,727 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,127 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +600 | 0.0pp |