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 Glenroy (Vic.), accounting for 44.7% (3,846 households). This share was lower than Moreland (C) (46.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 3,781 households, while its share fell by 0.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Glenroy (Vic.) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Glenroy (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moreland (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Glenroy (Vic.), with comparison markers for Moreland (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
897
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
+8.3pp
897
10.4%
+8.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
3,846
% of total
44.7%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
3,846
44.7%
-0.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,728
% of total
31.7%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
2,728
31.7%
-2.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
998
% of total
11.6%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
998
11.6%
+4.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
143
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-6.6pp
143
1.7%
-6.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+894
+8.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+3,781
-0.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+2,678
-2.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+987
+4.0pp
Not stated
+131
-6.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Glenroy (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 | 897 | 10.4% | 13.0% | 3 | 2.1% | 13.6% | +894 | +8.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 3,846 | 44.7% | 46.8% | 65 | 44.8% | 43.9% | +3,781 | -0.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,728 | 31.7% | 28.4% | 50 | 34.5% | 28.7% | +2,678 | -2.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 998 | 11.6% | 10.6% | 11 | 7.6% | 10.5% | +987 | +4.0pp |
| Not stated | 143 | 1.7% | 1.2% | 12 | 8.3% | 3.4% | +131 | -6.6pp |
| Total households | 8,609 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 145 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +8,464 | 0.0pp |