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 Pasadena, accounting for 40.8% (529 households). This share was higher than Mitcham (C) (32.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 39 households and 1.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Pasadena - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Pasadena in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Pasadena, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
94
% of total
7.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
94
7.2%
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
529
% of total
40.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
529
40.8%
0.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
432
% of total
33.3%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
432
33.3%
+1.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
200
% of total
15.4%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
200
15.4%
+1.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
44
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
44
3.4%
-2.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+19
0.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+39
+1.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+24
+1.3pp
Not stated
-31
-2.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Pasadena. 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 | 94 | 7.2% | 4.9% | 94 | 7.5% | 5.3% | 0 | -0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 529 | 40.8% | 32.1% | 510 | 40.8% | 32.1% | +19 | 0.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 432 | 33.3% | 40.5% | 393 | 31.5% | 39.7% | +39 | +1.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 200 | 15.4% | 20.5% | 176 | 14.1% | 18.0% | +24 | +1.3pp |
| Not stated | 44 | 3.4% | 2.1% | 75 | 6.0% | 4.9% | -31 | -2.6pp |
| Total households | 1,297 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,249 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +48 | 0.0pp |