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 North Stradbroke Island, accounting for 37.4% (40 households). This share was higher than Redland (C) (30.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 10 households and 3.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
North Stradbroke Island - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for North Stradbroke Island in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Redland (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for North Stradbroke Island, with comparison markers for Redland (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
12
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
12
11.2%
+1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
40
% of total
37.4%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
40
37.4%
+3.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
17
% of total
15.9%
Change from 2016
-3.2pp
17
15.9%
-3.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
20
% of total
18.7%
Change from 2016
+7.5pp
20
18.7%
+7.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
10
% of total
9.3%
Change from 2016
-18.8pp
10
9.3%
-18.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+3
+1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+10
+3.7pp
2 motor vehicles
0
-3.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+10
+7.5pp
Not stated
-15
-18.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for North Stradbroke Island. 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 | 12 | 11.2% | 4.5% | 9 | 10.1% | 4.5% | +3 | +1.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 40 | 37.4% | 30.7% | 30 | 33.7% | 29.7% | +10 | +3.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 17 | 15.9% | 38.5% | 17 | 19.1% | 38.1% | 0 | -3.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 20 | 18.7% | 22.8% | 10 | 11.2% | 22.2% | +10 | +7.5pp |
| Not stated | 10 | 9.3% | 3.5% | 25 | 28.1% | 5.6% | -15 | -18.8pp |
| Total households | 107 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 89 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +18 | 0.0pp |