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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Southern Midlands (M), accounting for 38.4% (946 households). This share was higher than Regional Tas. (23.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 152 households and 3.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Southern Midlands (M) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Southern Midlands (M) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Tas. and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Southern Midlands (M), with comparison markers for Regional Tas..
No motor vehicles
2021 count
60
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
60
2.4%
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
524
% of total
21.3%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
524
21.3%
-1.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
893
% of total
36.2%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
893
36.2%
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
946
% of total
38.4%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
946
38.4%
+3.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
46
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
46
1.9%
-2.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-8
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+20
-1.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+94
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+152
+3.2pp
Not stated
-45
-2.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Southern Midlands (M). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Tas..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 60 | 2.4% | 5.2% | 68 | 3.0% | 6.1% | -8 | -0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 524 | 21.3% | 33.6% | 504 | 22.4% | 33.8% | +20 | -1.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 893 | 36.2% | 35.7% | 799 | 35.4% | 35.3% | +94 | +0.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 946 | 38.4% | 23.7% | 794 | 35.2% | 21.0% | +152 | +3.2pp |
| Not stated | 46 | 1.9% | 1.7% | 91 | 4.0% | 3.8% | -45 | -2.1pp |
| Total households | 2,465 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,255 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +210 | 0.0pp |