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 Kooyong, accounting for 39.3% (128 households). This share was lower than Stonnington (C) (46.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 9 households and 3.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Kooyong - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Kooyong in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Stonnington (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kooyong, with comparison markers for Stonnington (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
9
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
9
2.8%
-2.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
128
% of total
39.3%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
128
39.3%
+3.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
123
% of total
37.7%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
123
37.7%
+2.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
53
% of total
16.3%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
53
16.3%
-1.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
12
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
12
3.7%
-3.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-7
-2.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+9
+3.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+6
+2.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-6
-1.5pp
Not stated
-13
-3.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Kooyong. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Stonnington (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Stonnington (C)% | Count | % | Stonnington (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 9 | 2.8% | 16.0% | 16 | 4.8% | 15.8% | -7 | -2.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 128 | 39.3% | 46.1% | 119 | 35.8% | 41.3% | +9 | +3.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 123 | 37.7% | 24.7% | 117 | 35.2% | 25.5% | +6 | +2.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 53 | 16.3% | 8.2% | 59 | 17.8% | 8.3% | -6 | -1.5pp |
| Not stated | 12 | 3.7% | 5.0% | 25 | 7.5% | 9.2% | -13 | -3.8pp |
| Total households | 326 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 332 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -6 | 0.0pp |