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.

Key insight

In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Nive, accounting for 30.8% (4 households). This share was lower than Murweh (S) (32.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 35 households and 14.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Nive - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Nive in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Murweh (S) and change since 2016.

Car ownership change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

No motor vehicles

-34

-34.0pp

1 motor vehicle

-35

-14.9pp

2 motor vehicles

-14

+12.8pp

3 or more motor vehicles

-8

+12.1pp

Not stated

-10

-10.0pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Nive. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Murweh (S).

Number of cars per household for Nive. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Murweh (S).
Number of cars per household for Nive. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Murweh (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Murweh (S)%Count%Murweh (S)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%6.0%3434.0%6.8%-34-34.0pp
1 motor vehicle323.1%37.1%3838.0%33.5%-35-14.9pp
2 motor vehicles430.8%32.4%1818.0%33.0%-14+12.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles323.1%22.1%1111.0%21.1%-8+12.1pp
Not stated00.0%2.2%1010.0%5.8%-10-10.0pp
Total households13100.0%100.0%100100.0%100.0%-870.0pp