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 Ballan, accounting for 34.7% (475 households). This share was lower than Moorabool (S) (37%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 90 households and 1.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Ballan - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Ballan in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moorabool (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ballan, with comparison markers for Moorabool (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
49
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
49
3.6%
+0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
454
% of total
33.1%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
454
33.1%
+1.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
475
% of total
34.7%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
475
34.7%
+1.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
331
% of total
24.2%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
331
24.2%
+1.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
63
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
-4.4pp
63
4.6%
-4.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+14
+0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+90
+1.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+89
+1.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+69
+1.7pp
Not stated
-42
-4.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Ballan. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 49 | 3.6% | 3.0% | 35 | 3.0% | 3.1% | +14 | +0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 454 | 33.1% | 26.8% | 364 | 31.3% | 25.1% | +90 | +1.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 475 | 34.7% | 37.0% | 386 | 33.2% | 36.1% | +89 | +1.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 331 | 24.2% | 28.1% | 262 | 22.5% | 26.8% | +69 | +1.7pp |
| Not stated | 63 | 4.6% | 5.2% | 105 | 9.0% | 8.8% | -42 | -4.4pp |
| Total households | 1,370 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,162 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +208 | 0.0pp |