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 Rainbow Flat, accounting for 46% (120 households). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (33.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 15 households and 3.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Rainbow Flat - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Rainbow Flat in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Rainbow Flat, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
0
0.0%
-1.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
42
% of total
16.1%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
42
16.1%
+1.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
120
% of total
46.0%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
120
46.0%
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
87
% of total
33.3%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
87
33.3%
+3.9pp
Not stated
2021 count
15
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
15
5.7%
-1.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-3
-1.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+6
+1.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+6
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+15
+3.9pp
Not stated
-2
-1.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Rainbow Flat. 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 3 | 1.2% | 5.6% | -3 | -1.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 42 | 16.1% | 38.2% | 36 | 14.7% | 38.0% | +6 | +1.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 120 | 46.0% | 33.5% | 114 | 46.5% | 32.4% | +6 | -0.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 87 | 33.3% | 16.8% | 72 | 29.4% | 14.4% | +15 | +3.9pp |
| Not stated | 15 | 5.7% | 6.6% | 17 | 6.9% | 9.5% | -2 | -1.2pp |
| Total households | 261 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 245 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +16 | 0.0pp |