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 Peregian Beach (part), accounting for 44.4% (805 households). This share was higher than Noosa (S) (39.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 504 households and 21.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Peregian Beach (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Peregian Beach (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Noosa (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Peregian Beach (part), with comparison markers for Noosa (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
27
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-17.6pp
27
1.5%
-17.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
573
% of total
31.6%
Change from 2016
-12.5pp
573
31.6%
-12.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
805
% of total
44.4%
Change from 2016
+21.8pp
805
44.4%
+21.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
382
% of total
21.1%
Change from 2016
+14.4pp
382
21.1%
+14.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
23
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-6.1pp
23
1.3%
-6.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-227
-17.6pp
1 motor vehicle
-14
-12.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+504
+21.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+293
+14.4pp
Not stated
-76
-6.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Peregian Beach (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Noosa (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Noosa (S)% | Count | % | Noosa (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 27 | 1.5% | 3.5% | 254 | 19.1% | 4.1% | -227 | -17.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 573 | 31.6% | 34.6% | 587 | 44.1% | 35.4% | -14 | -12.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 805 | 44.4% | 39.3% | 301 | 22.6% | 38.9% | +504 | +21.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 382 | 21.1% | 21.1% | 89 | 6.7% | 18.2% | +293 | +14.4pp |
| Not stated | 23 | 1.3% | 1.4% | 99 | 7.4% | 3.5% | -76 | -6.1pp |
| Total households | 1,812 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,332 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +480 | 0.0pp |