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 Myrtle Bank (SA), accounting for 38.7% (461 households). This share was lower than Unley (C) (41%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 62 households and 3.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Myrtle Bank (SA) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Myrtle Bank (SA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Unley (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Myrtle Bank (SA), with comparison markers for Unley (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
97
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
97
8.1%
-0.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
461
% of total
38.7%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
461
38.7%
+1.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
427
% of total
35.9%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
427
35.9%
+3.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
167
% of total
14.0%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
167
14.0%
-2.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
43
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
43
3.6%
-1.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-3
-0.9pp
1 motor vehicle
+49
+1.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+62
+3.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-19
-2.7pp
Not stated
-14
-1.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Myrtle Bank (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 | 97 | 8.1% | 7.9% | 100 | 9.0% | 8.7% | -3 | -0.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 461 | 38.7% | 41.0% | 412 | 37.0% | 39.1% | +49 | +1.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 427 | 35.9% | 34.8% | 365 | 32.8% | 33.6% | +62 | +3.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 167 | 14.0% | 13.7% | 186 | 16.7% | 13.0% | -19 | -2.7pp |
| Not stated | 43 | 3.6% | 2.5% | 57 | 5.1% | 5.6% | -14 | -1.5pp |
| Total households | 1,191 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,113 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +78 | 0.0pp |