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 Northern Midlands (M), accounting for 37% (2,039 households). This share was higher than Regional Tas. (35.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 264 households and 1 percentage point.
Section overview
Car ownership
Northern Midlands (M) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Northern Midlands (M) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Tas. and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Northern Midlands (M), with comparison markers for Regional Tas..
No motor vehicles
2021 count
194
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
194
3.5%
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,670
% of total
30.3%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,670
30.3%
+0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,039
% of total
37.0%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
2,039
37.0%
+1.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
1,517
% of total
27.6%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
1,517
27.6%
+1.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
84
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
84
1.5%
-2.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+11
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+214
+0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+264
+1.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+219
+1.3pp
Not stated
-131
-2.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Northern Midlands (M). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Tas..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 194 | 3.5% | 5.2% | 183 | 3.7% | 6.1% | +11 | -0.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,670 | 30.3% | 33.6% | 1,456 | 29.6% | 33.8% | +214 | +0.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,039 | 37.0% | 35.7% | 1,775 | 36.0% | 35.3% | +264 | +1.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 1,517 | 27.6% | 23.7% | 1,298 | 26.3% | 21.0% | +219 | +1.3pp |
| Not stated | 84 | 1.5% | 1.7% | 215 | 4.4% | 3.8% | -131 | -2.9pp |
| Total households | 5,506 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,927 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +579 | 0.0pp |