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 Wentworth Point, accounting for 64.2% (3,763 households). This share was higher than Parramatta (C) (45.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 3,479 households and 16 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Wentworth Point - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Wentworth Point in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Parramatta (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wentworth Point, with comparison markers for Parramatta (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
670
% of total
11.4%
Change from 2016
-8.1pp
670
11.4%
-8.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
3,763
% of total
64.2%
Change from 2016
+16.0pp
3,763
64.2%
+16.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,254
% of total
21.4%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
1,254
21.4%
+0.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
136
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-4.7pp
136
2.3%
-4.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
40
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
-4.4pp
40
0.7%
-4.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+555
-8.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+3,479
+16.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+1,133
+0.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+95
-4.7pp
Not stated
+10
-4.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Wentworth Point. 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 | 670 | 11.4% | 11.8% | 115 | 19.5% | 10.6% | +555 | -8.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 3,763 | 64.2% | 45.8% | 284 | 48.2% | 41.5% | +3,479 | +16.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,254 | 21.4% | 30.1% | 121 | 20.5% | 32.9% | +1,133 | +0.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 136 | 2.3% | 10.9% | 41 | 7.0% | 12.2% | +95 | -4.7pp |
| Not stated | 40 | 0.7% | 1.4% | 30 | 5.1% | 2.9% | +10 | -4.4pp |
| Total households | 5,865 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 589 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +5,276 | 0.0pp |