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 Salisbury East (part), accounting for 40.9% (1,485 households). This share was higher than Salisbury (C) (36.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 1,482 households and 32.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Salisbury East (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Salisbury East (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Salisbury (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Salisbury East (part), with comparison markers for Salisbury (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
291
% of total
8.0%
Change from 2016
+8.0pp
291
8.0%
+8.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,485
% of total
40.9%
Change from 2016
+32.1pp
1,485
40.9%
+32.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,207
% of total
33.2%
Change from 2016
-5.0pp
1,207
33.2%
-5.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
605
% of total
16.7%
Change from 2016
-36.2pp
605
16.7%
-36.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
35
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
35
1.0%
+1.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+291
+8.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+1,482
+32.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+1,194
-5.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+587
-36.2pp
Not stated
+35
+1.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Salisbury East (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 | 291 | 8.0% | 7.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7.1% | +291 | +8.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,485 | 40.9% | 36.1% | 3 | 8.8% | 36.4% | +1,482 | +32.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,207 | 33.2% | 36.1% | 13 | 38.2% | 36.4% | +1,194 | -5.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 605 | 16.7% | 19.3% | 18 | 52.9% | 17.0% | +587 | -36.2pp |
| Not stated | 35 | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.1% | +35 | +1.0pp |
| Total households | 3,631 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 34 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +3,597 | 0.0pp |