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 Old Noarlunga, accounting for 37.4% (223 households). This share was similar to Onkaparinga (C) (37.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 33 households and 4.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Old Noarlunga - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Old Noarlunga in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Onkaparinga (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Old Noarlunga, with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
28
% of total
4.7%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
28
4.7%
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
181
% of total
30.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
181
30.3%
+0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
223
% of total
37.4%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
223
37.4%
-0.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
143
% of total
24.0%
Change from 2016
+4.6pp
143
24.0%
+4.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
18
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
18
3.0%
-3.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+11
+0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+6
-0.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+33
+4.6pp
Not stated
-18
-3.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Old Noarlunga. 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 | 28 | 4.7% | 5.2% | 28 | 4.9% | 5.2% | 0 | -0.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 181 | 30.3% | 34.1% | 170 | 30.0% | 33.9% | +11 | +0.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 223 | 37.4% | 37.4% | 217 | 38.3% | 36.7% | +6 | -0.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 143 | 24.0% | 19.6% | 110 | 19.4% | 17.8% | +33 | +4.6pp |
| Not stated | 18 | 3.0% | 3.7% | 36 | 6.3% | 6.4% | -18 | -3.3pp |
| Total households | 597 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 567 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +30 | 0.0pp |