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 Sydney Olympic Park (part), accounting for 62.3% (1,517 households). This share was higher than Parramatta (C) (44.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 1,066 households and 5.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Sydney Olympic Park (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Sydney Olympic Park (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Parramatta (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Sydney Olympic Park (part), with comparison markers for Parramatta (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
316
% of total
13.0%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
316
13.0%
+2.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,517
% of total
62.3%
Change from 2016
+5.4pp
1,517
62.3%
+5.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
390
% of total
16.0%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
390
16.0%
+2.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
40
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
40
1.6%
-0.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
173
% of total
7.1%
Change from 2016
-11.1pp
173
7.1%
-11.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+234
+2.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+1,066
+5.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+281
+2.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+27
-0.1pp
Not stated
+29
-11.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Sydney Olympic Park (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Parramatta (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Parramatta (C)% | Count | % | Parramatta (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 316 | 13.0% | 11.4% | 82 | 10.4% | 10.2% | +234 | +2.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,517 | 62.3% | 44.2% | 451 | 56.9% | 39.6% | +1,066 | +5.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 390 | 16.0% | 28.9% | 109 | 13.7% | 31.2% | +281 | +2.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 40 | 1.6% | 10.5% | 13 | 1.7% | 11.6% | +27 | -0.1pp |
| Not stated | 173 | 7.1% | 5.1% | 144 | 18.2% | 7.4% | +29 | -11.1pp |
| Total households | 2,434 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 792 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,642 | 0.0pp |