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 Meander Valley (M), accounting for 36.5% (3,013 households). This share was higher than Regional Tas. (35.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 412 households and 2.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Meander Valley (M) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Meander Valley (M) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Tas. and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Meander Valley (M), with comparison markers for Regional Tas..
No motor vehicles
2021 count
307
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
307
3.7%
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
2,503
% of total
30.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
2,503
30.3%
+0.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
3,013
% of total
36.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
3,013
36.5%
0.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
2,315
% of total
28.0%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
2,315
28.0%
+2.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
116
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
116
1.4%
-1.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-7
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+280
+0.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+322
0.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+412
+2.2pp
Not stated
-126
-1.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Meander Valley (M). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Tas..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 307 | 3.7% | 5.2% | 314 | 4.3% | 6.1% | -7 | -0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 2,503 | 30.3% | 33.6% | 2,223 | 30.2% | 33.8% | +280 | +0.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 3,013 | 36.5% | 35.7% | 2,691 | 36.5% | 35.3% | +322 | 0.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 2,315 | 28.0% | 23.7% | 1,903 | 25.8% | 21.0% | +412 | +2.2pp |
| Not stated | 116 | 1.4% | 1.7% | 242 | 3.3% | 3.8% | -126 | -1.9pp |
| Total households | 8,257 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7,371 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +886 | 0.0pp |