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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Ringtail Creek, accounting for 41.8% (33 households). This share was higher than Noosa (S) (19.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 11 households and 14 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Ringtail Creek - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Ringtail Creek in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Noosa (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ringtail Creek, with comparison markers for Noosa (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
16
% of total
20.3%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
16
20.3%
-3.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
30
% of total
38.0%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
30
38.0%
+1.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
33
% of total
41.8%
Change from 2016
+14.0pp
33
41.8%
+14.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
6
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
6
7.6%
-3.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
-3
-3.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+1
+1.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+11
+14.0pp
Not stated
-3
-3.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Ringtail Creek. 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 16 | 20.3% | 34.7% | 19 | 24.1% | 34.7% | -3 | -3.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 30 | 38.0% | 37.0% | 29 | 36.7% | 36.3% | +1 | +1.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 33 | 41.8% | 19.7% | 22 | 27.8% | 16.7% | +11 | +14.0pp |
| Not stated | 6 | 7.6% | 5.1% | 9 | 11.4% | 8.3% | -3 | -3.8pp |
| Total households | 79 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 79 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |