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 Cambridge Gardens, accounting for 41.1% (287 households). This share was higher than Penrith (C) (36.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 280 households, while its share fell by 12.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Cambridge Gardens - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Cambridge Gardens in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Penrith (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cambridge Gardens, with comparison markers for Penrith (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
17
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
17
2.4%
+2.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
221
% of total
31.6%
Change from 2016
+8.5pp
221
31.6%
+8.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
287
% of total
41.1%
Change from 2016
-12.7pp
287
41.1%
-12.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
167
% of total
23.9%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
167
23.9%
+0.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
11
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
11
1.6%
+1.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+17
+2.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+218
+8.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+280
-12.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+164
+0.8pp
Not stated
+11
+1.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Cambridge Gardens. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Penrith (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Penrith (C)% | Count | % | Penrith (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 17 | 2.4% | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.1% | +17 | +2.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 221 | 31.6% | 33.6% | 3 | 23.1% | 31.0% | +218 | +8.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 287 | 41.1% | 36.6% | 7 | 53.8% | 37.1% | +280 | -12.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 167 | 23.9% | 21.9% | 3 | 23.1% | 22.4% | +164 | +0.8pp |
| Not stated | 11 | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.4% | +11 | +1.6pp |
| Total households | 699 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 13 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +686 | 0.0pp |