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 Seacombe Gardens, accounting for 40.9% (593 households). This share was higher than Marion (C) (37.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 105 households and 4.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Seacombe Gardens - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Seacombe Gardens in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Marion (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Seacombe Gardens, with comparison markers for Marion (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
165
% of total
11.4%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
165
11.4%
+0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
593
% of total
40.9%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
593
40.9%
-3.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
484
% of total
33.4%
Change from 2016
+4.7pp
484
33.4%
+4.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
165
% of total
11.4%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
165
11.4%
+3.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
47
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
-4.5pp
47
3.2%
-4.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+17
+0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+8
-3.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+105
+4.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+58
+3.3pp
Not stated
-55
-4.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Seacombe 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 | 165 | 11.4% | 8.2% | 148 | 11.2% | 8.6% | +17 | +0.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 593 | 40.9% | 37.3% | 585 | 44.3% | 36.8% | +8 | -3.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 484 | 33.4% | 36.1% | 379 | 28.7% | 34.7% | +105 | +4.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 165 | 11.4% | 15.5% | 107 | 8.1% | 14.2% | +58 | +3.3pp |
| Not stated | 47 | 3.2% | 3.0% | 102 | 7.7% | 5.7% | -55 | -4.5pp |
| Total households | 1,450 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,321 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +129 | 0.0pp |