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 Brunswick (Vic.), accounting for 50.2% (5,742 households). This share was higher than Moreland (C) (45.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 810 households and 4.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Brunswick (Vic.) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Brunswick (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moreland (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Brunswick (Vic.), with comparison markers for Moreland (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
2,355
% of total
20.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
2,355
20.6%
+0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
5,742
% of total
50.2%
Change from 2016
+4.1pp
5,742
50.2%
+4.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,208
% of total
19.3%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
2,208
19.3%
-0.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
697
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
697
6.1%
+0.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
444
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
-4.1pp
444
3.9%
-4.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+159
+0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+810
+4.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+80
-0.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+118
+0.7pp
Not stated
-409
-4.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Brunswick (Vic.). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moreland (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moreland (C)% | Count | % | Moreland (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 2,355 | 20.6% | 12.6% | 2,196 | 20.5% | 13.0% | +159 | +0.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 5,742 | 50.2% | 45.3% | 4,932 | 46.1% | 41.8% | +810 | +4.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,208 | 19.3% | 27.4% | 2,128 | 19.9% | 27.3% | +80 | -0.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 697 | 6.1% | 10.2% | 579 | 5.4% | 10.0% | +118 | +0.7pp |
| Not stated | 444 | 3.9% | 4.5% | 853 | 8.0% | 8.0% | -409 | -4.1pp |
| Total households | 11,448 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10,692 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +756 | 0.0pp |