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 Merrimu, accounting for 52.1% (62 households). This share was higher than Moorabool (S) (28.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which decreased by 13 households and 12.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Merrimu - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Merrimu in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moorabool (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Merrimu, with comparison markers for Moorabool (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
0
0.0%
-2.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
15
% of total
12.6%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
15
12.6%
+2.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
28
% of total
23.5%
Change from 2016
-12.8pp
28
23.5%
-12.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
62
% of total
52.1%
Change from 2016
+7.0pp
62
52.1%
+7.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
9
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
9
7.6%
-1.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-3
-2.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+4
+2.9pp
2 motor vehicles
-13
-12.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+11
+7.0pp
Not stated
-1
-1.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Merrimu. 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% | 3 | 2.7% | 3.1% | -3 | -2.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 15 | 12.6% | 26.8% | 11 | 9.7% | 25.1% | +4 | +2.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 28 | 23.5% | 37.0% | 41 | 36.3% | 36.1% | -13 | -12.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 62 | 52.1% | 28.1% | 51 | 45.1% | 26.8% | +11 | +7.0pp |
| Not stated | 9 | 7.6% | 5.2% | 10 | 8.8% | 8.8% | -1 | -1.2pp |
| Total households | 119 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 113 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +6 | 0.0pp |