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 Forestville (SA), accounting for 43.2% (265 households). This share was higher than Unley (C) (41%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 35 households and 4.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Forestville (SA) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Forestville (SA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Unley (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Forestville (SA), with comparison markers for Unley (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
51
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
51
8.3%
-2.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
265
% of total
43.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
265
43.2%
0.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
208
% of total
33.9%
Change from 2016
+4.7pp
208
33.9%
+4.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
70
% of total
11.4%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
70
11.4%
+0.9pp
Not stated
2021 count
20
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
20
3.3%
-2.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-15
-2.8pp
1 motor vehicle
+9
0.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+35
+4.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+8
+0.9pp
Not stated
-14
-2.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Forestville (SA). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Unley (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Unley (C)% | Count | % | Unley (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 51 | 8.3% | 7.9% | 66 | 11.1% | 8.7% | -15 | -2.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 265 | 43.2% | 41.0% | 256 | 43.2% | 39.1% | +9 | 0.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 208 | 33.9% | 34.8% | 173 | 29.2% | 33.6% | +35 | +4.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 70 | 11.4% | 13.7% | 62 | 10.5% | 13.0% | +8 | +0.9pp |
| Not stated | 20 | 3.3% | 2.5% | 34 | 5.7% | 5.6% | -14 | -2.4pp |
| Total households | 613 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 593 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +20 | 0.0pp |