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 Greenethorpe, accounting for 35.6% (32 households). This share was higher than Weddin (A) (31.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 6 households and 8.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Greenethorpe - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Greenethorpe in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Weddin (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Greenethorpe, with comparison markers for Weddin (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
3
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
3
3.3%
+3.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
17
% of total
18.9%
Change from 2016
-5.1pp
17
18.9%
-5.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
32
% of total
35.6%
Change from 2016
+8.5pp
32
35.6%
+8.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
25
% of total
27.8%
Change from 2016
+8.0pp
25
27.8%
+8.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
12
% of total
13.3%
Change from 2016
-11.7pp
12
13.3%
-11.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+3
+3.3pp
1 motor vehicle
-6
-5.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+6
+8.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+6
+8.0pp
Not stated
-12
-11.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Greenethorpe. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Weddin (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Weddin (A)% | Count | % | Weddin (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 3 | 3.3% | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.5% | +3 | +3.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 17 | 18.9% | 30.5% | 23 | 24.0% | 29.0% | -6 | -5.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 32 | 35.6% | 31.3% | 26 | 27.1% | 32.8% | +6 | +8.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 25 | 27.8% | 25.5% | 19 | 19.8% | 21.9% | +6 | +8.0pp |
| Not stated | 12 | 13.3% | 6.7% | 24 | 25.0% | 11.4% | -12 | -11.7pp |
| Total households | 90 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 96 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -6 | 0.0pp |