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 Horn, accounting for 40.4% (67 households). This share was lower than Torres (S) (40.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which decreased by 1,131 households and 24.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Horn - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Horn in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Torres (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Horn, with comparison markers for Torres (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
54
% of total
32.5%
Change from 2016
+23.8pp
54
32.5%
+23.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
67
% of total
40.4%
Change from 2016
+6.0pp
67
40.4%
+6.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
27
% of total
16.3%
Change from 2016
-24.1pp
27
16.3%
-24.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
14
% of total
8.4%
Change from 2016
-5.3pp
14
8.4%
-5.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
11
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
11
6.6%
+3.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-195
+23.8pp
1 motor vehicle
-919
+6.0pp
2 motor vehicles
-1,131
-24.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-378
-5.3pp
Not stated
-72
+3.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Horn. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Torres (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Torres (S)% | Count | % | Torres (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 54 | 32.5% | 25.8% | 249 | 8.7% | 21.6% | -195 | +23.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 67 | 40.4% | 40.6% | 986 | 34.4% | 31.8% | -919 | +6.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 27 | 16.3% | 18.6% | 1,158 | 40.4% | 19.4% | -1,131 | -24.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 14 | 8.4% | 9.7% | 392 | 13.7% | 9.3% | -378 | -5.3pp |
| Not stated | 11 | 6.6% | 4.7% | 83 | 2.9% | 18.1% | -72 | +3.7pp |
| Total households | 166 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,863 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -2,697 | 0.0pp |