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, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Thornlea, accounting for 47.1% (8 households). This share was higher than Wattle Range (DC) (34.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which decreased by 3 households and 13.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Thornlea - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Thornlea in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wattle Range (DC) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Thornlea, with comparison markers for Wattle Range (DC).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
8
% of total
47.1%
Change from 2016
+5.0pp
8
47.1%
+5.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
4
% of total
23.5%
Change from 2016
-13.3pp
4
23.5%
-13.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-15.8pp
0
0.0%
-15.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
0
0.0pp
2 motor vehicles
0
+5.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-3
-13.3pp
Not stated
-3
-15.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Thornlea. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wattle Range (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wattle Range (DC)% | Count | % | Wattle Range (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 0 | 0.0% | 29.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 8 | 47.1% | 34.7% | 8 | 42.1% | 35.0% | 0 | +5.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 4 | 23.5% | 25.1% | 7 | 36.8% | 24.1% | -3 | -13.3pp |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 6.4% | 3 | 15.8% | 7.8% | -3 | -15.8pp |
| Total households | 17 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 19 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -2 | 0.0pp |