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 South Morang, accounting for 43% (3,453 households). This share was higher than Whittlesea (C) (41.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 3,446 households and 20.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
South Morang - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for South Morang in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Whittlesea (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for South Morang, with comparison markers for Whittlesea (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
200
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
200
2.5%
+2.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
2,268
% of total
28.2%
Change from 2016
+12.1pp
2,268
28.2%
+12.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
3,453
% of total
43.0%
Change from 2016
+20.4pp
3,453
43.0%
+20.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
2,017
% of total
25.1%
Change from 2016
-20.1pp
2,017
25.1%
-20.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
93
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
93
1.2%
+1.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+200
+2.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+2,263
+12.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+3,446
+20.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+2,003
-20.1pp
Not stated
+93
+1.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for South Morang. 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 | 200 | 2.5% | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.6% | +200 | +2.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 2,268 | 28.2% | 32.0% | 5 | 16.1% | 30.2% | +2,263 | +12.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 3,453 | 43.0% | 41.7% | 7 | 22.6% | 41.5% | +3,446 | +20.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 2,017 | 25.1% | 20.7% | 14 | 45.2% | 20.7% | +2,003 | -20.1pp |
| Not stated | 93 | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.1% | +93 | +1.2pp |
| Total households | 8,033 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 31 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +8,002 | 0.0pp |