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 Sturt (SA), accounting for 40.5% (477 households). This share was higher than Marion (C) (37.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 477 households and 40.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Sturt (SA) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Sturt (SA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Marion (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Sturt (SA), with comparison markers for Marion (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
130
% of total
11.0%
Change from 2016
+11.0pp
130
11.0%
+11.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
477
% of total
40.5%
Change from 2016
+40.5pp
477
40.5%
+40.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
404
% of total
34.3%
Change from 2016
+34.3pp
404
34.3%
+34.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
149
% of total
12.6%
Change from 2016
-287.4pp
149
12.6%
-287.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
11
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
11
0.9%
+0.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+130
+11.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+477
+40.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+404
+34.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+140
-287.4pp
Not stated
+11
+0.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Sturt (SA). 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 | 130 | 11.0% | 8.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 8.8% | +130 | +11.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 477 | 40.5% | 37.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 37.8% | +477 | +40.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 404 | 34.3% | 36.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 35.9% | +404 | +34.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 149 | 12.6% | 15.9% | 9 | 300.0% | 14.7% | +140 | -287.4pp |
| Not stated | 11 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.8% | +11 | +0.9pp |
| Total households | 1,178 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,175 | 0.0pp |