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 Urrbrae, accounting for 43.3% (168 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 22 households and 5.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Urrbrae - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Urrbrae in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Urrbrae, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
9
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
9
2.3%
+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
107
% of total
27.6%
Change from 2016
-5.1pp
107
27.6%
-5.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
168
% of total
43.3%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
168
43.3%
+3.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
98
% of total
25.3%
Change from 2016
+5.2pp
98
25.3%
+5.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
5
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
5
1.3%
-2.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+2
+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
-17
-5.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+17
+3.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+22
+5.2pp
Not stated
-10
-2.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Urrbrae. 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 | 9 | 2.3% | 4.9% | 7 | 1.8% | 5.3% | +2 | +0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 107 | 27.6% | 32.1% | 124 | 32.7% | 32.1% | -17 | -5.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 168 | 43.3% | 40.5% | 151 | 39.8% | 39.7% | +17 | +3.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 98 | 25.3% | 20.5% | 76 | 20.1% | 18.0% | +22 | +5.2pp |
| Not stated | 5 | 1.3% | 2.1% | 15 | 4.0% | 4.9% | -10 | -2.7pp |
| Total households | 388 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 379 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +9 | 0.0pp |