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 Bedford Park (part), accounting for 37.7% (204 households). This share was higher than Mitcham (C) (32.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 17 households, while its share rose by 1.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Bedford Park (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Bedford Park (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bedford Park (part), with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
63
% of total
11.6%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
63
11.6%
-1.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
204
% of total
37.7%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
204
37.7%
+1.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
143
% of total
26.4%
Change from 2016
+4.4pp
143
26.4%
+4.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
82
% of total
15.2%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
82
15.2%
+1.9pp
Not stated
2021 count
45
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
-7.5pp
45
8.3%
-7.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-16
-1.4pp
1 motor vehicle
-17
+1.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+9
+4.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+1
+1.9pp
Not stated
-51
-7.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Bedford Park (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mitcham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 63 | 11.6% | 4.9% | 79 | 13.0% | 5.3% | -16 | -1.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 204 | 37.7% | 32.1% | 221 | 36.3% | 32.1% | -17 | +1.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 143 | 26.4% | 40.5% | 134 | 22.0% | 39.7% | +9 | +4.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 82 | 15.2% | 20.5% | 81 | 13.3% | 18.0% | +1 | +1.9pp |
| Not stated | 45 | 8.3% | 2.1% | 96 | 15.8% | 4.9% | -51 | -7.5pp |
| Total households | 541 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 609 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -68 | 0.0pp |