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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Doncaster, accounting for 43.8% (4,348 households). This share was higher than Manningham (C) (33%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 4,328 households and 27.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Doncaster - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Doncaster in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Manningham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Doncaster, with comparison markers for Manningham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
696
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
+3.8pp
696
7.0%
+3.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
4,348
% of total
43.8%
Change from 2016
+27.7pp
4,348
43.8%
+27.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
3,554
% of total
35.8%
Change from 2016
-5.3pp
3,554
35.8%
-5.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
1,218
% of total
12.3%
Change from 2016
-18.3pp
1,218
12.3%
-18.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
121
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-5.3pp
121
1.2%
-5.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+692
+3.8pp
1 motor vehicle
+4,328
+27.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+3,503
-5.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+1,180
-18.3pp
Not stated
+113
-5.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Doncaster. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Manningham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Manningham (C)% | Count | % | Manningham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 696 | 7.0% | 4.3% | 4 | 3.2% | 4.0% | +692 | +3.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 4,348 | 43.8% | 33.0% | 20 | 16.1% | 29.1% | +4,328 | +27.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 3,554 | 35.8% | 41.2% | 51 | 41.1% | 41.9% | +3,503 | -5.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 1,218 | 12.3% | 20.5% | 38 | 30.6% | 22.4% | +1,180 | -18.3pp |
| Not stated | 121 | 1.2% | 0.9% | 8 | 6.5% | 2.7% | +113 | -5.3pp |
| Total households | 9,937 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 124 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +9,813 | 0.0pp |