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 Tinbeerwah, accounting for 45.1% (186 households). This share was higher than Noosa (S) (37%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 27 households and 4.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Tinbeerwah - Households (Enumerated)

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

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Tinbeerwah, with comparison markers for Noosa (S).

Tinbeerwah
Noosa (S)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

75

% of total

18.2%

Change from 2016

-3.8pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

186

% of total

45.1%

Change from 2016

+3.5pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

139

% of total

33.7%

Change from 2016

+4.8pp

Not stated

2021 count

8

% of total

1.9%

Change from 2016

-2.5pp

Data table

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

Number of cars per household for Tinbeerwah. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Noosa (S).
Number of cars per household for Tinbeerwah. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Noosa (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Noosa (S)%Count%Noosa (S)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%3.5%00.0%4.0%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle7518.2%34.7%8522.0%34.7%-10-3.8pp
2 motor vehicles18645.1%37.0%16141.6%36.3%+25+3.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles13933.7%19.7%11228.9%16.7%+27+4.8pp
Not stated81.9%5.1%174.4%8.3%-9-2.5pp
Total households412100.0%100.0%387100.0%100.0%+250.0pp