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 Fullarton, accounting for 42.7% (774 households). This share was higher than Unley (C) (41%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 91 households and 3.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Fullarton - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Fullarton in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Unley (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Fullarton, with comparison markers for Unley (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
187
% of total
10.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
187
10.3%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
774
% of total
42.7%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
774
42.7%
-1.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
614
% of total
33.8%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
614
33.8%
+3.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
191
% of total
10.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
191
10.5%
+0.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
51
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
51
2.8%
-2.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+10
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+21
-1.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+91
+3.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+16
+0.4pp
Not stated
-40
-2.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Fullarton. 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 | 187 | 10.3% | 7.9% | 177 | 10.3% | 8.7% | +10 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 774 | 42.7% | 41.0% | 753 | 43.7% | 39.1% | +21 | -1.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 614 | 33.8% | 34.8% | 523 | 30.3% | 33.6% | +91 | +3.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 191 | 10.5% | 13.7% | 175 | 10.1% | 13.0% | +16 | +0.4pp |
| Not stated | 51 | 2.8% | 2.5% | 91 | 5.3% | 5.6% | -40 | -2.5pp |
| Total households | 1,814 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,725 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +89 | 0.0pp |