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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Hopetoun Park, accounting for 58.3% (151 households). This share was higher than Moorabool (S) (28.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 50 households and 15 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Hopetoun Park - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Hopetoun Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moorabool (S) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Hopetoun Park, with comparison markers for Moorabool (S).

Hopetoun Park
Moorabool (S)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

23

% of total

8.9%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

79

% of total

30.5%

Change from 2016

-11.6pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

151

% of total

58.3%

Change from 2016

+15.0pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-3.9pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Hopetoun Park. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).

Number of cars per household for Hopetoun Park. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).
Number of cars per household for Hopetoun Park. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Moorabool (S)%Count%Moorabool (S)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%3.0%00.0%3.1%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle238.9%26.8%229.4%25.1%+1-0.5pp
2 motor vehicles7930.5%37.0%9842.1%36.1%-19-11.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles15158.3%28.1%10143.3%26.8%+50+15.0pp
Not stated00.0%5.2%93.9%8.8%-9-3.9pp
Total households259100.0%100.0%233100.0%100.0%+260.0pp