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 Russell Island, accounting for 50.3% (886 households). This share was higher than Redland (C) (31.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 873 households and 32.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Russell Island - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Russell Island in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Redland (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Russell Island, with comparison markers for Redland (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
192
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
+5.4pp
192
10.9%
+5.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
886
% of total
50.3%
Change from 2016
+32.5pp
886
50.3%
+32.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
497
% of total
28.2%
Change from 2016
-21.1pp
497
28.2%
-21.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
158
% of total
9.0%
Change from 2016
-30.7pp
158
9.0%
-30.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
42
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
42
2.4%
-1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+188
+5.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+873
+32.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+461
-21.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+129
-30.7pp
Not stated
+39
-1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Russell 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 | 192 | 10.9% | 4.5% | 4 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +188 | +5.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 886 | 50.3% | 31.2% | 13 | 17.8% | 30.4% | +873 | +32.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 497 | 28.2% | 39.6% | 36 | 49.3% | 39.3% | +461 | -21.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 158 | 9.0% | 23.5% | 29 | 39.7% | 22.9% | +129 | -30.7pp |
| Not stated | 42 | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3 | 4.1% | 2.8% | +39 | -1.7pp |
| Total households | 1,760 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,687 | 0.0pp |