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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Yarrowyck, accounting for 36.8% (25 households). This share was higher than Uralla (A) (24.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 15 households and 17.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Yarrowyck - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Yarrowyck in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Uralla (A) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Yarrowyck, with comparison markers for Uralla (A).

Yarrowyck
Uralla (A)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

14

% of total

20.6%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

14

% of total

20.6%

Change from 2016

-30.3pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

25

% of total

36.8%

Change from 2016

+17.9pp

Not stated

2021 count

14

% of total

20.6%

Change from 2016

+14.9pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Yarrowyck. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Uralla (A).

Number of cars per household for Yarrowyck. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Uralla (A).
Number of cars per household for Yarrowyck. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Uralla (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Uralla (A)%Count%Uralla (A)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%3.2%00.0%3.7%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle1420.6%27.7%1018.9%28.6%+4+1.7pp
2 motor vehicles1420.6%37.3%2750.9%35.9%-13-30.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles2536.8%24.8%1018.9%22.3%+15+17.9pp
Not stated1420.6%7.0%35.7%9.6%+11+14.9pp
Total households68100.0%100.0%53100.0%100.0%+150.0pp