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 Tarzali, accounting for 37.1% (63 households). This share was higher than Tablelands (R) (33.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 6 households and 2.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Tarzali - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Tarzali in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tablelands (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tarzali, with comparison markers for Tablelands (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
43
% of total
25.3%
Change from 2016
-4.0pp
43
25.3%
-4.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
63
% of total
37.1%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
63
37.1%
+2.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
37
% of total
21.8%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
37
21.8%
-3.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
28
% of total
16.5%
Change from 2016
+9.8pp
28
16.5%
+9.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
-5
-4.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+6
+2.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-5
-3.8pp
Not stated
+17
+9.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Tarzali. 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 43 | 25.3% | 34.0% | 48 | 29.3% | 33.6% | -5 | -4.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 63 | 37.1% | 33.3% | 57 | 34.8% | 33.4% | +6 | +2.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 37 | 21.8% | 18.8% | 42 | 25.6% | 17.4% | -5 | -3.8pp |
| Not stated | 28 | 16.5% | 10.0% | 11 | 6.7% | 11.2% | +17 | +9.8pp |
| Total households | 170 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 164 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +6 | 0.0pp |