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 Mount Garnet, accounting for 27.6% (66 households). This share was lower than Tablelands (R) (34%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which decreased by 8 households and 5.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Mount Garnet - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Mount Garnet in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tablelands (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mount Garnet, with comparison markers for Tablelands (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
15
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
-5.4pp
15
6.3%
-5.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
66
% of total
27.6%
Change from 2016
-8.1pp
66
27.6%
-8.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
55
% of total
23.0%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
55
23.0%
-3.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
36
% of total
15.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
36
15.1%
-0.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
65
% of total
27.2%
Change from 2016
+10.9pp
65
27.2%
+10.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-8
-5.4pp
1 motor vehicle
-4
-8.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+4
-3.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+6
-0.2pp
Not stated
+33
+10.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Mount Garnet. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Tablelands (R)% | Count | % | Tablelands (R)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 15 | 6.3% | 3.8% | 23 | 11.7% | 4.4% | -8 | -5.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 66 | 27.6% | 34.0% | 70 | 35.7% | 33.6% | -4 | -8.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 55 | 23.0% | 33.3% | 51 | 26.0% | 33.4% | +4 | -3.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 36 | 15.1% | 18.8% | 30 | 15.3% | 17.4% | +6 | -0.2pp |
| Not stated | 65 | 27.2% | 10.0% | 32 | 16.3% | 11.2% | +33 | +10.9pp |
| Total households | 239 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 196 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +43 | 0.0pp |