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, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Sunset, accounting for 39.8% (306 households). This share was higher than Mount Isa (C) (33.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 28 households and 4.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Sunset - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Sunset in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mount Isa (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Sunset, with comparison markers for Mount Isa (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
44
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
44
5.7%
+1.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
230
% of total
29.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
230
29.9%
0.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
306
% of total
39.8%
Change from 2016
+4.2pp
306
39.8%
+4.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
142
% of total
18.5%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
142
18.5%
+2.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
46
% of total
6.0%
Change from 2016
-7.5pp
46
6.0%
-7.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+7
+1.0pp
1 motor vehicle
-3
0.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+28
+4.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+15
+2.2pp
Not stated
-59
-7.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Sunset. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Isa (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mount Isa (C)% | Count | % | Mount Isa (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 44 | 5.7% | 7.2% | 37 | 4.7% | 6.3% | +7 | +1.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 230 | 29.9% | 32.8% | 233 | 29.9% | 28.9% | -3 | 0.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 306 | 39.8% | 33.2% | 278 | 35.6% | 32.4% | +28 | +4.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 142 | 18.5% | 16.0% | 127 | 16.3% | 15.4% | +15 | +2.2pp |
| Not stated | 46 | 6.0% | 10.8% | 105 | 13.5% | 17.0% | -59 | -7.5pp |
| Total households | 768 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 780 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -12 | 0.0pp |