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.

Key insight

In 2021, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Gunnawarra, accounting for 75% (3 households). This share was higher than Tablelands (R) (21.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which decreased by 102 households, while its share rose by 32.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Gunnawarra - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Gunnawarra in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tablelands (R) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Gunnawarra, with comparison markers for Tablelands (R).

Gunnawarra
Tablelands (R)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-15.4pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-35.4pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

3

% of total

75.0%

Change from 2016

+32.3pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-6.5pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Gunnawarra. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).

Number of cars per household for Gunnawarra. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).
Number of cars per household for Gunnawarra. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Tablelands (R)%Count%Tablelands (R)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%4.1%00.0%4.5%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle00.0%34.3%3815.4%35.0%-38-15.4pp
2 motor vehicles00.0%37.5%8735.4%36.7%-87-35.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles375.0%21.6%10542.7%19.4%-102+32.3pp
Not stated00.0%2.5%166.5%4.4%-16-6.5pp
Total households4100.0%100.0%246100.0%100.0%-2420.0pp