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.

Key insight

In 2021, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Flemington (part), accounting for 48.6% (1,634 households). This share was higher than Moonee Valley (C) (40%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 186 households and 5.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Flemington (part) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Flemington (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moonee Valley (C) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Flemington (part), with comparison markers for Moonee Valley (C).

Flemington (part)
Moonee Valley (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

711

% of total

21.1%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

1,634

% of total

48.6%

Change from 2016

+5.9pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

579

% of total

17.2%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

143

% of total

4.3%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

Not stated

2021 count

292

% of total

8.7%

Change from 2016

-6.4pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Flemington (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moonee Valley (C).

Number of cars per household for Flemington (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moonee Valley (C).
Number of cars per household for Flemington (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moonee Valley (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Moonee Valley (C)%Count%Moonee Valley (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles71121.1%9.5%76422.5%9.7%-53-1.4pp
1 motor vehicle1,63448.6%40.0%1,44842.7%36.2%+186+5.9pp
2 motor vehicles57917.2%32.9%55816.5%32.8%+21+0.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles1434.3%13.3%1133.3%13.3%+30+1.0pp
Not stated2928.7%4.3%51115.1%8.0%-219-6.4pp
Total households3,362100.0%100.0%3,391100.0%100.0%-290.0pp