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 Capalaba, accounting for 38.7% (2,600 households). This share was lower than Redland (C) (39.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 2,470 households, while its share fell by 4.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Capalaba - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Capalaba in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Redland (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Capalaba, with comparison markers for Redland (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
346
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
+5.2pp
346
5.2%
+5.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
2,113
% of total
31.5%
Change from 2016
+13.3pp
2,113
31.5%
+13.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
2,600
% of total
38.7%
Change from 2016
-4.2pp
2,600
38.7%
-4.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
1,605
% of total
23.9%
Change from 2016
-7.1pp
1,605
23.9%
-7.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
59
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-6.0pp
59
0.9%
-6.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+346
+5.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+2,058
+13.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+2,470
-4.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+1,511
-7.1pp
Not stated
+38
-6.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Capalaba. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Redland (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Redland (C)% | Count | % | Redland (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 346 | 5.2% | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.6% | +346 | +5.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 2,113 | 31.5% | 31.2% | 55 | 18.2% | 30.4% | +2,058 | +13.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 2,600 | 38.7% | 39.6% | 130 | 42.9% | 39.3% | +2,470 | -4.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 1,605 | 23.9% | 23.5% | 94 | 31.0% | 22.9% | +1,511 | -7.1pp |
| Not stated | 59 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 21 | 6.9% | 2.8% | +38 | -6.0pp |
| Total households | 6,716 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 303 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +6,413 | 0.0pp |