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 Warrandyte, accounting for 41.6% (770 households). This share was higher than Manningham (C) (40.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 58 households and 2.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Warrandyte - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Warrandyte in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Manningham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Warrandyte, with comparison markers for Manningham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
22
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
22
1.2%
+0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
325
% of total
17.6%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
325
17.6%
+1.6pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
770
% of total
41.6%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
770
41.6%
-0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
683
% of total
36.9%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
683
36.9%
+2.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
38
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
38
2.1%
-3.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+4
+0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+36
+1.6pp
2 motor vehicles
+16
-0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+58
+2.2pp
Not stated
-69
-3.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Warrandyte. 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 | 22 | 1.2% | 4.3% | 18 | 1.0% | 4.0% | +4 | +0.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 325 | 17.6% | 32.5% | 289 | 16.0% | 28.4% | +36 | +1.6pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 770 | 41.6% | 40.3% | 754 | 41.9% | 40.6% | +16 | -0.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 683 | 36.9% | 20.1% | 625 | 34.7% | 21.7% | +58 | +2.2pp |
| Not stated | 38 | 2.1% | 2.9% | 107 | 5.9% | 5.4% | -69 | -3.8pp |
| Total households | 1,849 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,801 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +48 | 0.0pp |