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 Gloucester, accounting for 42.8% (581 households). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (39.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 560 households and 29.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Gloucester - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Gloucester in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gloucester, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
74
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
+5.4pp
74
5.4%
+5.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
581
% of total
42.8%
Change from 2016
+29.4pp
581
42.8%
+29.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
472
% of total
34.7%
Change from 2016
-18.8pp
472
34.7%
-18.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
199
% of total
14.6%
Change from 2016
-13.4pp
199
14.6%
-13.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
27
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-5.6pp
27
2.0%
-5.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+74
+5.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+560
+29.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+388
-18.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+155
-13.4pp
Not stated
+15
-5.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Gloucester. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 74 | 5.4% | 5.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.8% | +74 | +5.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 581 | 42.8% | 39.4% | 21 | 13.4% | 39.6% | +560 | +29.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 472 | 34.7% | 35.4% | 84 | 53.5% | 34.5% | +388 | -18.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 199 | 14.6% | 17.8% | 44 | 28.0% | 15.3% | +155 | -13.4pp |
| Not stated | 27 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 12 | 7.6% | 4.8% | +15 | -5.6pp |
| Total households | 1,359 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 157 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,202 | 0.0pp |