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 Travancore, accounting for 55.6% (616 households). This share was higher than Moonee Valley (C) (40%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which decreased by 84 households and 6.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Travancore - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Travancore in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moonee Valley (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Travancore, with comparison markers for Moonee Valley (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
190
% of total
17.1%
Change from 2016
-6.2pp
190
17.1%
-6.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
616
% of total
55.6%
Change from 2016
+5.9pp
616
55.6%
+5.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
186
% of total
16.8%
Change from 2016
+3.0pp
186
16.8%
+3.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
45
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
45
4.1%
+1.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
74
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
74
6.7%
-3.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-84
-6.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+32
+5.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+24
+3.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+9
+1.0pp
Not stated
-43
-3.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Travancore. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moonee Valley (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moonee Valley (C)% | Count | % | Moonee Valley (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 190 | 17.1% | 9.5% | 274 | 23.3% | 9.7% | -84 | -6.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 616 | 55.6% | 40.0% | 584 | 49.7% | 36.2% | +32 | +5.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 186 | 16.8% | 32.9% | 162 | 13.8% | 32.8% | +24 | +3.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 45 | 4.1% | 13.3% | 36 | 3.1% | 13.3% | +9 | +1.0pp |
| Not stated | 74 | 6.7% | 4.3% | 117 | 10.0% | 8.0% | -43 | -3.3pp |
| Total households | 1,108 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,174 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -66 | 0.0pp |