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 Mount Cotton, accounting for 51.5% (1,195 households). This share was higher than Redland (C) (38.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 137 households and 4.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Mount Cotton - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Mount Cotton in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Redland (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mount Cotton, with comparison markers for Redland (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
15
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
15
0.6%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
364
% of total
15.7%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
364
15.7%
-0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,195
% of total
51.5%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
1,195
51.5%
-1.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
716
% of total
30.8%
Change from 2016
+4.4pp
716
30.8%
+4.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
37
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-3.2pp
37
1.6%
-3.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+1
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+13
-0.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+40
-1.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+137
+4.4pp
Not stated
-69
-3.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Mount Cotton. 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 | 15 | 0.6% | 4.5% | 14 | 0.6% | 4.5% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 364 | 15.7% | 30.7% | 351 | 16.0% | 29.7% | +13 | -0.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,195 | 51.5% | 38.5% | 1,155 | 52.7% | 38.1% | +40 | -1.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 716 | 30.8% | 22.8% | 579 | 26.4% | 22.2% | +137 | +4.4pp |
| Not stated | 37 | 1.6% | 3.5% | 106 | 4.8% | 5.6% | -69 | -3.2pp |
| Total households | 2,322 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,193 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +129 | 0.0pp |