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 Dunwich, accounting for 38% (117 households). This share was higher than Redland (C) (30.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which decreased by 23 households and 5.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Dunwich - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Dunwich in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Redland (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Dunwich, with comparison markers for Redland (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
27
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
-5.4pp
27
8.8%
-5.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
117
% of total
38.0%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
117
38.0%
-0.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
95
% of total
30.8%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
95
30.8%
+2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
50
% of total
16.2%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
50
16.2%
+3.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
22
% of total
7.1%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
22
7.1%
-2.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-23
-5.4pp
1 motor vehicle
-20
-0.8pp
2 motor vehicles
-6
+2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+6
+3.7pp
Not stated
-12
-2.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Dunwich. 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 | 27 | 8.8% | 4.5% | 50 | 14.2% | 4.5% | -23 | -5.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 117 | 38.0% | 30.7% | 137 | 38.8% | 29.7% | -20 | -0.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 95 | 30.8% | 38.5% | 101 | 28.6% | 38.1% | -6 | +2.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 50 | 16.2% | 22.8% | 44 | 12.5% | 22.2% | +6 | +3.7pp |
| Not stated | 22 | 7.1% | 3.5% | 34 | 9.6% | 5.6% | -12 | -2.5pp |
| Total households | 308 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 353 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -45 | 0.0pp |