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 Somerset (R), accounting for 35.3% (3,453 households). This share was lower than Greater Brisbane (36%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 408 households and 3.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Somerset (R) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Somerset (R) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Brisbane and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Somerset (R), with comparison markers for Greater Brisbane.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
235
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
235
2.4%
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
2,685
% of total
27.5%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
2,685
27.5%
-1.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
3,453
% of total
35.3%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
3,453
35.3%
+1.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
2,674
% of total
27.4%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
2,674
27.4%
+3.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
718
% of total
7.3%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
718
7.3%
-3.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-40
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
-3
-1.2pp
2 motor vehicles
+318
+1.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+408
+3.2pp
Not stated
-276
-3.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Somerset (R). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Brisbane.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Brisbane% | Count | % | Greater Brisbane% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 235 | 2.4% | 6.2% | 275 | 2.9% | 6.3% | -40 | -0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 2,685 | 27.5% | 34.7% | 2,688 | 28.7% | 32.7% | -3 | -1.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 3,453 | 35.3% | 36.0% | 3,135 | 33.5% | 35.5% | +318 | +1.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 2,674 | 27.4% | 18.5% | 2,266 | 24.2% | 18.1% | +408 | +3.2pp |
| Not stated | 718 | 7.3% | 4.7% | 994 | 10.6% | 7.4% | -276 | -3.3pp |
| Total households | 9,771 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9,360 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +411 | 0.0pp |