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 Murtho, accounting for 34.6% (28 households). This share was higher than Renmark Paringa (DC) (33.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 9 households and 9.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Murtho - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Murtho in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Renmark Paringa (DC) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Murtho, with comparison markers for Renmark Paringa (DC).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
13
% of total
16.0%
Change from 2016
-11.3pp
13
16.0%
-11.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
28
% of total
34.6%
Change from 2016
+9.9pp
28
34.6%
+9.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
26
% of total
32.1%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
26
32.1%
-1.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
11
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
+9.7pp
11
13.6%
+9.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
-8
-11.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+9
+9.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
0
-1.7pp
Not stated
+8
+9.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Murtho. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Renmark Paringa (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Renmark Paringa (DC)% | Count | % | Renmark Paringa (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 5.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 13 | 16.0% | 31.2% | 21 | 27.3% | 31.8% | -8 | -11.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 28 | 34.6% | 33.7% | 19 | 24.7% | 33.4% | +9 | +9.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 26 | 32.1% | 22.8% | 26 | 33.8% | 19.5% | 0 | -1.7pp |
| Not stated | 11 | 13.6% | 6.6% | 3 | 3.9% | 9.7% | +8 | +9.7pp |
| Total households | 81 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 77 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +4 | 0.0pp |