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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Nubeena, accounting for 39.6% (107 households). This share was higher than Tasman (M) (34.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 35 households and 5.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Nubeena - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Nubeena in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tasman (M) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Nubeena, with comparison markers for Tasman (M).

Nubeena
Tasman (M)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

10

% of total

3.7%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

107

% of total

39.6%

Change from 2016

+5.2pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

76

% of total

28.1%

Change from 2016

-4.4pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

45

% of total

16.7%

Change from 2016

+3.8pp

Not stated

2021 count

28

% of total

10.4%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Nubeena. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tasman (M).

Number of cars per household for Nubeena. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tasman (M).
Number of cars per household for Nubeena. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tasman (M).
Category20212016Change
Count%Tasman (M)%Count%Tasman (M)%Countpp
No motor vehicles103.7%3.6%73.3%2.7%+3+0.4pp
1 motor vehicle10739.6%34.1%7234.4%32.5%+35+5.2pp
2 motor vehicles7628.1%32.9%6832.5%33.5%+8-4.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles4516.7%21.4%2712.9%18.4%+18+3.8pp
Not stated2810.4%7.9%2411.5%12.6%+4-1.1pp
Total households270100.0%100.0%209100.0%100.0%+610.0pp