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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Chandlers Hill, accounting for 49.6% (127 households). This share was higher than Onkaparinga (C) (20.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 110 households and 11.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Chandlers Hill - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Chandlers Hill in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Onkaparinga (C) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Chandlers Hill, with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).

Chandlers Hill
Onkaparinga (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

22

% of total

8.6%

Change from 2016

+1.9pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

104

% of total

40.6%

Change from 2016

-8.3pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

127

% of total

49.6%

Change from 2016

+11.8pp

Not stated

2021 count

4

% of total

1.6%

Change from 2016

+1.6pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Chandlers Hill. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).

Number of cars per household for Chandlers Hill. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Number of cars per household for Chandlers Hill. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Onkaparinga (C)%Count%Onkaparinga (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%5.3%00.0%5.3%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle228.6%34.9%36.7%35.1%+19+1.9pp
2 motor vehicles10440.6%38.5%2248.9%38.2%+82-8.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles12749.6%20.2%1737.8%18.6%+110+11.8pp
Not stated41.6%1.1%00.0%2.9%+4+1.6pp
Total households256100.0%100.0%45100.0%100.0%+2110.0pp