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 Everard Park, accounting for 43.7% (212 households). This share was higher than Unley (C) (41%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 8 households and 0.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Everard Park - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Everard Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Unley (C) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Everard Park, with comparison markers for Unley (C).

Everard Park
Unley (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

82

% of total

16.9%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

212

% of total

43.7%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

124

% of total

25.6%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

43

% of total

8.9%

Change from 2016

+0.3pp

Not stated

2021 count

25

% of total

5.2%

Change from 2016

-3.2pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Everard Park. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Unley (C).

Number of cars per household for Everard Park. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Unley (C).
Number of cars per household for Everard Park. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Unley (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Unley (C)%Count%Unley (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles8216.9%7.9%7816.4%8.7%+4+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle21243.7%41.0%20442.8%39.1%+8+0.9pp
2 motor vehicles12425.6%34.8%12125.4%33.6%+3+0.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles438.9%13.7%418.6%13.0%+2+0.3pp
Not stated255.2%2.5%408.4%5.6%-15-3.2pp
Total households485100.0%100.0%477100.0%100.0%+80.0pp