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 Dover Gardens, accounting for 40.6% (538 households). This share was higher than Marion (C) (37.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 65 households and 2.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Dover Gardens - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Dover Gardens in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Marion (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Dover Gardens, with comparison markers for Marion (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
110
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
110
8.3%
-1.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
538
% of total
40.6%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
538
40.6%
+0.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
464
% of total
35.0%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
464
35.0%
+2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
174
% of total
13.1%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
174
13.1%
+2.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
42
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
-3.2pp
42
3.2%
-3.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-5
-1.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+56
+0.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+65
+2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+40
+2.1pp
Not stated
-36
-3.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Dover Gardens. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Marion (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Marion (C)% | Count | % | Marion (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 110 | 8.3% | 8.2% | 115 | 9.5% | 8.6% | -5 | -1.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 538 | 40.6% | 37.3% | 482 | 39.7% | 36.8% | +56 | +0.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 464 | 35.0% | 36.1% | 399 | 32.8% | 34.7% | +65 | +2.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 174 | 13.1% | 15.5% | 134 | 11.0% | 14.2% | +40 | +2.1pp |
| Not stated | 42 | 3.2% | 3.0% | 78 | 6.4% | 5.7% | -36 | -3.2pp |
| Total households | 1,324 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,215 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +109 | 0.0pp |