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 Tea Gardens, accounting for 43.3% (696 households). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (38.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 138 households and 2.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Tea Gardens - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Tea Gardens in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tea Gardens, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
54
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
54
3.4%
-0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
696
% of total
43.3%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
696
43.3%
-1.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
607
% of total
37.8%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
607
37.8%
+2.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
202
% of total
12.6%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
202
12.6%
+2.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
49
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
-3.5pp
49
3.0%
-3.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+8
-0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+109
-1.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+138
+2.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+63
+2.1pp
Not stated
-37
-3.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Tea Gardens. 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 | 54 | 3.4% | 4.9% | 46 | 3.5% | 5.6% | +8 | -0.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 696 | 43.3% | 38.2% | 587 | 44.3% | 38.0% | +109 | -1.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 607 | 37.8% | 33.5% | 469 | 35.4% | 32.4% | +138 | +2.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 202 | 12.6% | 16.8% | 139 | 10.5% | 14.4% | +63 | +2.1pp |
| Not stated | 49 | 3.0% | 6.6% | 86 | 6.5% | 9.5% | -37 | -3.5pp |
| Total households | 1,607 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,324 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +283 | 0.0pp |