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 Valley View (part), accounting for 39.5% (970 households). This share was higher than Salisbury (C) (35%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 119 households and 4.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Valley View (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Valley View (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Salisbury (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Valley View (part), with comparison markers for Salisbury (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
86
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
86
3.5%
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
846
% of total
34.5%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
846
34.5%
-1.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
970
% of total
39.5%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
970
39.5%
-1.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
480
% of total
19.6%
Change from 2016
+4.2pp
480
19.6%
+4.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
67
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
67
2.7%
-1.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+4
-1.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+16
-1.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+119
+4.2pp
Not stated
-35
-1.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Valley View (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 | 86 | 3.5% | 6.9% | 86 | 3.7% | 6.9% | 0 | -0.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 846 | 34.5% | 35.1% | 842 | 35.9% | 35.2% | +4 | -1.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 970 | 39.5% | 35.0% | 954 | 40.7% | 35.0% | +16 | -1.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 480 | 19.6% | 18.7% | 361 | 15.4% | 16.3% | +119 | +4.2pp |
| Not stated | 67 | 2.7% | 4.3% | 102 | 4.3% | 6.5% | -35 | -1.6pp |
| Total households | 2,454 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,346 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +108 | 0.0pp |