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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Elaine, accounting for 34.4% (31 households). This share was higher than Moorabool (S) (28.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 6 households and 7.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Elaine - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Elaine in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moorabool (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Elaine, with comparison markers for Moorabool (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
22
% of total
24.4%
Change from 2016
+7.9pp
22
24.4%
+7.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
30
% of total
33.3%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
30
33.3%
+2.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
31
% of total
34.4%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
31
34.4%
+3.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
11
% of total
12.2%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
11
12.2%
+0.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+6
+7.9pp
2 motor vehicles
0
+2.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+1
+3.5pp
Not stated
0
+0.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Elaine. 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 22 | 24.4% | 26.8% | 16 | 16.5% | 25.1% | +6 | +7.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 30 | 33.3% | 37.0% | 30 | 30.9% | 36.1% | 0 | +2.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 31 | 34.4% | 28.1% | 30 | 30.9% | 26.8% | +1 | +3.5pp |
| Not stated | 11 | 12.2% | 5.2% | 11 | 11.3% | 8.8% | 0 | +0.9pp |
| Total households | 90 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 97 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -7 | 0.0pp |