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 Pascoe Vale, accounting for 43.6% (3,232 households). This share was lower than Moreland (C) (45.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 442 households and 2.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Pascoe Vale - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Pascoe Vale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moreland (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Pascoe Vale, with comparison markers for Moreland (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
552
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
552
7.4%
-1.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
3,232
% of total
43.6%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
3,232
43.6%
+2.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,448
% of total
33.0%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
2,448
33.0%
+1.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
850
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
850
11.5%
+0.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
342
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
342
4.6%
-3.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-26
-1.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+442
+2.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+292
+1.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+89
+0.4pp
Not stated
-208
-3.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Pascoe Vale. 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 | 552 | 7.4% | 12.6% | 578 | 8.4% | 13.0% | -26 | -1.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 3,232 | 43.6% | 45.3% | 2,790 | 40.8% | 41.8% | +442 | +2.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,448 | 33.0% | 27.4% | 2,156 | 31.5% | 27.3% | +292 | +1.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 850 | 11.5% | 10.2% | 761 | 11.1% | 10.0% | +89 | +0.4pp |
| Not stated | 342 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 550 | 8.0% | 8.0% | -208 | -3.4pp |
| Total households | 7,420 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,843 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +577 | 0.0pp |