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 Goughs Bay, accounting for 30.2% (49 households). This share was lower than Mansfield (S) (36.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 13 households and 4.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Goughs Bay - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Goughs Bay in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mansfield (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Goughs Bay, with comparison markers for Mansfield (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
44
% of total
27.2%
Change from 2016
-7.7pp
44
27.2%
-7.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
49
% of total
30.2%
Change from 2016
-4.7pp
49
30.2%
-4.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
35
% of total
21.6%
Change from 2016
+4.5pp
35
21.6%
+4.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
23
% of total
14.2%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
23
14.2%
+2.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
-1
-7.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+4
-4.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+13
+4.5pp
Not stated
+8
+2.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Goughs Bay. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mansfield (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mansfield (S)% | Count | % | Mansfield (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 44 | 27.2% | 29.0% | 45 | 34.9% | 29.1% | -1 | -7.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 49 | 30.2% | 36.7% | 45 | 34.9% | 35.0% | +4 | -4.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 35 | 21.6% | 24.4% | 22 | 17.1% | 21.8% | +13 | +4.5pp |
| Not stated | 23 | 14.2% | 7.4% | 15 | 11.6% | 11.0% | +8 | +2.6pp |
| Total households | 162 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 129 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +33 | 0.0pp |