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 Whittlesea, accounting for 36.2% (802 households). This share was lower than Whittlesea (C) (40.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 111 households and 2.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Whittlesea - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Whittlesea in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Whittlesea (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Whittlesea, with comparison markers for Whittlesea (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
79
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
79
3.6%
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
626
% of total
28.3%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
626
28.3%
+2.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
802
% of total
36.2%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
802
36.2%
-0.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
605
% of total
27.3%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
605
27.3%
+2.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
113
% of total
5.1%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
113
5.1%
-3.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+97
+2.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+60
-0.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+111
+2.7pp
Not stated
-57
-3.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Whittlesea. 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 | 79 | 3.6% | 4.1% | 79 | 3.9% | 4.5% | 0 | -0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 626 | 28.3% | 31.1% | 529 | 26.3% | 29.1% | +97 | +2.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 802 | 36.2% | 40.3% | 742 | 36.9% | 39.8% | +60 | -0.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 605 | 27.3% | 20.0% | 494 | 24.6% | 19.8% | +111 | +2.7pp |
| Not stated | 113 | 5.1% | 4.5% | 170 | 8.5% | 6.8% | -57 | -3.4pp |
| Total households | 2,214 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,010 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +204 | 0.0pp |