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 Melrose (SA), accounting for 39.5% (68 households). This share was higher than Mount Remarkable (DC) (31.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 26 households and 13.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Melrose (SA) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Melrose (SA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mount Remarkable (DC) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Melrose (SA), with comparison markers for Mount Remarkable (DC).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
0
0.0%
-1.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
45
% of total
26.2%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
45
26.2%
-0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
68
% of total
39.5%
Change from 2016
+13.2pp
68
39.5%
+13.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
38
% of total
22.1%
Change from 2016
-4.2pp
38
22.1%
-4.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
22
% of total
12.8%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
22
12.8%
-1.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-3
-1.9pp
1 motor vehicle
+2
-0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+26
+13.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-4
-4.2pp
Not stated
0
-1.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Melrose (SA). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Remarkable (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mount Remarkable (DC)% | Count | % | Mount Remarkable (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 2.3% | 3 | 1.9% | 2.4% | -3 | -1.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 45 | 26.2% | 27.9% | 43 | 26.9% | 27.2% | +2 | -0.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 68 | 39.5% | 31.3% | 42 | 26.3% | 28.5% | +26 | +13.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 38 | 22.1% | 26.9% | 42 | 26.3% | 31.3% | -4 | -4.2pp |
| Not stated | 22 | 12.8% | 11.3% | 22 | 13.8% | 10.7% | 0 | -1.0pp |
| Total households | 172 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 160 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +12 | 0.0pp |