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 Cumberland Park, accounting for 36.8% (371 households). This share was lower than Mitcham (C) (40.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 34 households and 2.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Cumberland Park - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Cumberland Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cumberland Park, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
68
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
68
6.7%
+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
355
% of total
35.2%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
355
35.2%
-0.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
371
% of total
36.8%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
371
36.8%
-1.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
200
% of total
19.8%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
200
19.8%
+2.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
20
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
20
2.0%
-2.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+8
+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+11
-0.2pp
2 motor vehicles
+1
-1.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+34
+2.7pp
Not stated
-20
-2.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Cumberland Park. 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 | 68 | 6.7% | 4.9% | 60 | 6.2% | 5.3% | +8 | +0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 355 | 35.2% | 32.1% | 344 | 35.4% | 32.1% | +11 | -0.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 371 | 36.8% | 40.5% | 370 | 38.0% | 39.7% | +1 | -1.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 200 | 19.8% | 20.5% | 166 | 17.1% | 18.0% | +34 | +2.7pp |
| Not stated | 20 | 2.0% | 2.1% | 40 | 4.1% | 4.9% | -20 | -2.1pp |
| Total households | 1,009 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 973 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +36 | 0.0pp |