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 Plain, accounting for 38.5% (197 households). This share was higher than Salisbury (C) (35.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 13 households and 0.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Salisbury Plain - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Salisbury Plain in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Salisbury (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Salisbury Plain, with comparison markers for Salisbury (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
41
% of total
8.0%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
41
8.0%
-1.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
197
% of total
38.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
197
38.5%
+0.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
161
% of total
31.4%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
161
31.4%
+0.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
87
% of total
17.0%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
87
17.0%
+1.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
23
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-3.6pp
23
4.5%
-3.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-5
-1.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+13
+0.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+11
+0.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+13
+1.7pp
Not stated
-16
-3.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Salisbury Plain. 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 | 41 | 8.0% | 6.9% | 46 | 9.5% | 6.9% | -5 | -1.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 197 | 38.5% | 35.1% | 184 | 38.0% | 35.2% | +13 | +0.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 161 | 31.4% | 35.0% | 150 | 31.0% | 35.0% | +11 | +0.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 87 | 17.0% | 18.7% | 74 | 15.3% | 16.3% | +13 | +1.7pp |
| Not stated | 23 | 4.5% | 4.3% | 39 | 8.1% | 6.5% | -16 | -3.6pp |
| Total households | 512 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 484 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +28 | 0.0pp |