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.

Key insight

In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Crowdy Head, accounting for 38.7% (12 households). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (35.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 1,172 households and 21.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Crowdy Head - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Crowdy Head in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Crowdy Head, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).

Crowdy Head
Mid-Coast (A)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-19.2pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

11

% of total

35.5%

Change from 2016

-21.4pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

12

% of total

38.7%

Change from 2016

+19.8pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

8

% of total

25.8%

Change from 2016

+22.5pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-1.9pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Crowdy Head. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).

Number of cars per household for Crowdy Head. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Number of cars per household for Crowdy Head. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%5.1%39819.2%5.8%-398-19.2pp
1 motor vehicle1135.5%39.4%1,18356.9%39.6%-1,172-21.4pp
2 motor vehicles1238.7%35.4%39318.9%34.5%-381+19.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles825.8%17.8%683.3%15.3%-60+22.5pp
Not stated00.0%2.3%391.9%4.8%-39-1.9pp
Total households31100.0%100.0%2,078100.0%100.0%-2,0470.0pp