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 Bellevue Heights, accounting for 42.7% (445 households). This share was higher than Mitcham (C) (40.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 26 households and 2.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Bellevue Heights - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Bellevue Heights in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bellevue Heights, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
49
% of total
4.7%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
49
4.7%
+1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
324
% of total
31.1%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
324
31.1%
-1.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
445
% of total
42.7%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
445
42.7%
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
209
% of total
20.0%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
209
20.0%
+2.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
20
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
20
1.9%
-2.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+18
+1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
-9
-1.3pp
2 motor vehicles
0
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+26
+2.2pp
Not stated
-21
-2.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Bellevue Heights. 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 | 49 | 4.7% | 4.9% | 31 | 3.0% | 5.3% | +18 | +1.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 324 | 31.1% | 32.1% | 333 | 32.4% | 32.1% | -9 | -1.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 445 | 42.7% | 40.5% | 445 | 43.2% | 39.7% | 0 | -0.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 209 | 20.0% | 20.5% | 183 | 17.8% | 18.0% | +26 | +2.2pp |
| Not stated | 20 | 1.9% | 2.1% | 41 | 4.0% | 4.9% | -21 | -2.1pp |
| Total households | 1,043 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,029 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +14 | 0.0pp |