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.
Related topics
Key insight
In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Mernda, accounting for 45.7% (3,539 households). This share was higher than Whittlesea (C) (40.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 939 households and 4.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Mernda - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Mernda in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Whittlesea (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mernda, with comparison markers for Whittlesea (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
154
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
154
2.0%
+0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
2,465
% of total
31.8%
Change from 2016
+4.3pp
2,465
31.8%
+4.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
3,539
% of total
45.7%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
3,539
45.7%
-2.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
1,307
% of total
16.9%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
1,307
16.9%
+1.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
273
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
273
3.5%
-3.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+65
+0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+939
+4.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+856
-2.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+446
+1.4pp
Not stated
-106
-3.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Mernda. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Whittlesea (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Whittlesea (C)% | Count | % | Whittlesea (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 154 | 2.0% | 4.1% | 89 | 1.6% | 4.5% | +65 | +0.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 2,465 | 31.8% | 31.1% | 1,526 | 27.5% | 29.1% | +939 | +4.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 3,539 | 45.7% | 40.3% | 2,683 | 48.3% | 39.8% | +856 | -2.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 1,307 | 16.9% | 20.0% | 861 | 15.5% | 19.8% | +446 | +1.4pp |
| Not stated | 273 | 3.5% | 4.5% | 379 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -106 | -3.3pp |
| Total households | 7,740 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,550 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,190 | 0.0pp |