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 Ravenswood (NSW), accounting for 42.3% (74 households). This share was higher than Warren (A) (30.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which decreased by 7 households, while its share rose by 2.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Ravenswood (NSW) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Ravenswood (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Warren (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ravenswood (NSW), with comparison markers for Warren (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
14
% of total
8.0%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
14
8.0%
-1.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
74
% of total
42.3%
Change from 2016
+9.3pp
74
42.3%
+9.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
50
% of total
28.6%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
50
28.6%
+2.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
25
% of total
14.3%
Change from 2016
+5.7pp
25
14.3%
+5.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
18
% of total
10.3%
Change from 2016
-13.2pp
18
10.3%
-13.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-7
-1.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+1
+9.3pp
2 motor vehicles
-7
+2.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+6
+5.7pp
Not stated
-34
-13.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Ravenswood (NSW). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Warren (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Warren (A)% | Count | % | Warren (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 14 | 8.0% | 5.8% | 21 | 9.5% | 5.4% | -7 | -1.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 74 | 42.3% | 30.2% | 73 | 33.0% | 28.7% | +1 | +9.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 50 | 28.6% | 31.5% | 57 | 25.8% | 32.8% | -7 | +2.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 25 | 14.3% | 23.9% | 19 | 8.6% | 19.4% | +6 | +5.7pp |
| Not stated | 18 | 10.3% | 9.4% | 52 | 23.5% | 14.0% | -34 | -13.2pp |
| Total households | 175 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 221 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -46 | 0.0pp |