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 Warren, accounting for 34% (193 households). This share was higher than Warren (A) (30.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which increased by 10 households and 2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Warren - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Warren in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Warren (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Warren, with comparison markers for Warren (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
47
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
47
8.3%
+2.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
193
% of total
34.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
193
34.0%
+0.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
187
% of total
33.0%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
187
33.0%
+0.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
99
% of total
17.5%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
99
17.5%
+2.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
47
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
-3.2pp
47
8.3%
-3.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+10
+2.0pp
1 motor vehicle
-7
+0.2pp
2 motor vehicles
-6
+0.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+7
+2.0pp
Not stated
-21
-3.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Warren. 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 | 47 | 8.3% | 5.8% | 37 | 6.3% | 5.4% | +10 | +2.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 193 | 34.0% | 30.2% | 200 | 33.8% | 28.7% | -7 | +0.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 187 | 33.0% | 31.5% | 193 | 32.6% | 32.8% | -6 | +0.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 99 | 17.5% | 23.9% | 92 | 15.5% | 19.4% | +7 | +2.0pp |
| Not stated | 47 | 8.3% | 9.4% | 68 | 11.5% | 14.0% | -21 | -3.2pp |
| Total households | 567 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 592 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -25 | 0.0pp |