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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Hackham, accounting for 38.5% (729 households). This share was higher than Onkaparinga (C) (34.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 120 households, while its share fell by 0.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Hackham - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Hackham in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Onkaparinga (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hackham, with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
122
% of total
6.4%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
122
6.4%
+2.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
729
% of total
38.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
729
38.5%
-0.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
635
% of total
33.5%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
635
33.5%
-1.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
313
% of total
16.5%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
313
16.5%
+1.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
88
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
88
4.6%
-1.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+53
+2.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+120
-0.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+83
-1.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+77
+1.4pp
Not stated
-2
-1.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Hackham. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Onkaparinga (C)% | Count | % | Onkaparinga (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 122 | 6.4% | 5.2% | 69 | 4.4% | 5.2% | +53 | +2.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 729 | 38.5% | 34.1% | 609 | 39.0% | 33.9% | +120 | -0.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 635 | 33.5% | 37.4% | 552 | 35.4% | 36.7% | +83 | -1.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 313 | 16.5% | 19.6% | 236 | 15.1% | 17.8% | +77 | +1.4pp |
| Not stated | 88 | 4.6% | 3.7% | 90 | 5.8% | 6.4% | -2 | -1.2pp |
| Total households | 1,894 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,560 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +334 | 0.0pp |