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 Coromandel Valley (part), accounting for 47.3% (722 households). This share was higher than Onkaparinga (C) (37.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 89 households and 5.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Coromandel Valley (part) - Households (Enumerated)

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

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Coromandel Valley (part), with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).

Coromandel Valley (part)
Onkaparinga (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

13

% of total

0.9%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

333

% of total

21.8%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

722

% of total

47.3%

Change from 2016

-4.1pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

438

% of total

28.7%

Change from 2016

+5.1pp

Not stated

2021 count

20

% of total

1.3%

Change from 2016

-2.1pp

Data table

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

Number of cars per household for Coromandel Valley (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Number of cars per household for Coromandel Valley (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Onkaparinga (C)%Count%Onkaparinga (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles130.9%5.2%100.7%5.2%+3+0.2pp
1 motor vehicle33321.8%34.1%30920.9%33.9%+24+0.9pp
2 motor vehicles72247.3%37.4%75951.4%36.7%-37-4.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles43828.7%19.6%34923.6%17.8%+89+5.1pp
Not stated201.3%3.7%503.4%6.4%-30-2.1pp
Total households1,526100.0%100.0%1,478100.0%100.0%+480.0pp