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 Hawthorndene, accounting for 47.9% (583 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 44 households and 3.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Hawthorndene - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Hawthorndene in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hawthorndene, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
18
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
18
1.5%
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
307
% of total
25.2%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
307
25.2%
-2.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
583
% of total
47.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
583
47.9%
+0.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
288
% of total
23.7%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
288
23.7%
+3.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
16
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
16
1.3%
-1.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-2
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
-17
-2.2pp
2 motor vehicles
+21
+0.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+44
+3.1pp
Not stated
-15
-1.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Hawthorndene. 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 | 18 | 1.5% | 4.9% | 20 | 1.7% | 5.3% | -2 | -0.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 307 | 25.2% | 32.1% | 324 | 27.4% | 32.1% | -17 | -2.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 583 | 47.9% | 40.5% | 562 | 47.5% | 39.7% | +21 | +0.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 288 | 23.7% | 20.5% | 244 | 20.6% | 18.0% | +44 | +3.1pp |
| Not stated | 16 | 1.3% | 2.1% | 31 | 2.6% | 4.9% | -15 | -1.3pp |
| Total households | 1,216 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,182 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +34 | 0.0pp |