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, no motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Mornington (S), accounting for 50% (117 households). This share was higher than Regional Qld (5.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 18 households and 4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Mornington (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Mornington (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Qld and change since 2016.
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Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mornington (S), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
117
% of total
50.0%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
117
50.0%
+2.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
67
% of total
28.6%
Change from 2016
-4.0pp
67
28.6%
-4.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
37
% of total
15.8%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
37
15.8%
+1.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
11
% of total
4.7%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
11
4.7%
+2.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
5
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
5
2.1%
-1.3pp
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-6
+2.9pp
1 motor vehicle
-18
-4.0pp
2 motor vehicles
-1
+1.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+4
+2.0pp
Not stated
-4
-1.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Mornington (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 117 | 50.0% | 5.1% | 123 | 47.1% | 5.5% | -6 | +2.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 67 | 28.6% | 34.7% | 85 | 32.6% | 34.2% | -18 | -4.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 37 | 15.8% | 37.7% | 38 | 14.6% | 37.5% | -1 | +1.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 11 | 4.7% | 20.7% | 7 | 2.7% | 19.0% | +4 | +2.0pp |
| Not stated | 5 | 2.1% | 1.7% | 9 | 3.4% | 3.8% | -4 | -1.3pp |
| Total households | 234 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 261 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -27 | 0.0pp |