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 Unincorp. Other Territories, accounting for 36.3% (358 households). This share was higher than Other Territories (34.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which decreased by 158 households and 1.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Unincorp. Other Territories - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Unincorp. Other Territories in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Other Territories and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Unincorp. Other Territories, with comparison markers for Other Territories.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
33
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
33
3.3%
-1.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
352
% of total
35.7%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
352
35.7%
+3.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
358
% of total
36.3%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
358
36.3%
-1.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
197
% of total
20.0%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
197
20.0%
-0.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
47
% of total
4.8%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
47
4.8%
-0.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-30
-1.3pp
1 motor vehicle
-83
+3.7pp
2 motor vehicles
-158
-1.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-86
-0.8pp
Not stated
-22
-0.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Unincorp. Other Territories. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Other Territories.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Other Territories% | Count | % | Other Territories% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 33 | 3.3% | 4.0% | 63 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -30 | -1.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 352 | 35.7% | 36.4% | 435 | 32.0% | 32.0% | -83 | +3.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 358 | 36.3% | 34.2% | 516 | 37.9% | 37.9% | -158 | -1.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 197 | 20.0% | 21.1% | 283 | 20.8% | 20.8% | -86 | -0.8pp |
| Not stated | 47 | 4.8% | 4.0% | 69 | 5.1% | 5.1% | -22 | -0.3pp |
| Total households | 986 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,360 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -374 | 0.0pp |