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 Gulfview Heights (part), accounting for 40.1% (514 households). This share was higher than Salisbury (C) (35%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 54 households and 3.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Gulfview Heights (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Gulfview Heights (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Salisbury (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gulfview Heights (part), with comparison markers for Salisbury (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
29
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
29
2.3%
+0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
266
% of total
20.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
266
20.7%
+0.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
514
% of total
40.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
514
40.1%
+0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
456
% of total
35.5%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
456
35.5%
+3.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
24
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
24
1.9%
-2.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+8
+0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+10
+0.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+17
+0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+54
+3.2pp
Not stated
-34
-2.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Gulfview Heights (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Salisbury (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 29 | 2.3% | 6.9% | 21 | 1.7% | 6.9% | +8 | +0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 266 | 20.7% | 35.1% | 256 | 20.6% | 35.2% | +10 | +0.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 514 | 40.1% | 35.0% | 497 | 40.0% | 35.0% | +17 | +0.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 456 | 35.5% | 18.7% | 402 | 32.3% | 16.3% | +54 | +3.2pp |
| Not stated | 24 | 1.9% | 4.3% | 58 | 4.7% | 6.5% | -34 | -2.8pp |
| Total households | 1,283 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,244 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +39 | 0.0pp |