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 Murrindindi (S), accounting for 38.1% (2,287 households). This share was higher than Regional Vic. (37.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 335 households and 1 percentage point.
Section overview
Car ownership
Murrindindi (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Murrindindi (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Vic. and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Murrindindi (S), with comparison markers for Regional Vic..
No motor vehicles
2021 count
152
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
152
2.5%
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,735
% of total
28.9%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
1,735
28.9%
+1.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,287
% of total
38.1%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
2,287
38.1%
+1.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
1,726
% of total
28.7%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
1,726
28.7%
+2.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
104
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-4.2pp
104
1.7%
-4.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-4
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+273
+1.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+335
+1.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+333
+2.2pp
Not stated
-204
-4.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Murrindindi (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Vic..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Vic.% | Count | % | Regional Vic.% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 152 | 2.5% | 4.7% | 156 | 3.0% | 5.3% | -4 | -0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,735 | 28.9% | 33.1% | 1,462 | 27.8% | 32.7% | +273 | +1.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,287 | 38.1% | 37.9% | 1,952 | 37.1% | 37.2% | +335 | +1.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 1,726 | 28.7% | 22.5% | 1,393 | 26.5% | 20.5% | +333 | +2.2pp |
| Not stated | 104 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 308 | 5.9% | 4.3% | -204 | -4.2pp |
| Total households | 6,006 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,263 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +743 | 0.0pp |