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 Plympton Park, accounting for 35.9% (580 households). This share was lower than Marion (C) (37.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 109 households and 2.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Plympton Park - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Plympton Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Marion (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Plympton Park, with comparison markers for Marion (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
181
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
181
11.2%
-1.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
580
% of total
35.9%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
580
35.9%
-0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
576
% of total
35.6%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
576
35.6%
+2.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
220
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
220
13.6%
+1.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
67
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
67
4.1%
-1.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+9
-1.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+64
-0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+109
+2.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+49
+1.5pp
Not stated
-16
-1.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Plympton Park. 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 | 181 | 11.2% | 8.2% | 172 | 12.2% | 8.6% | +9 | -1.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 580 | 35.9% | 37.3% | 516 | 36.6% | 36.8% | +64 | -0.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 576 | 35.6% | 36.1% | 467 | 33.1% | 34.7% | +109 | +2.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 220 | 13.6% | 15.5% | 171 | 12.1% | 14.2% | +49 | +1.5pp |
| Not stated | 67 | 4.1% | 3.0% | 83 | 5.9% | 5.7% | -16 | -1.8pp |
| Total households | 1,616 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,411 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +205 | 0.0pp |