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 Chatswood West (part), accounting for 41.4% (213 households). This share was higher than Willoughby (C) (27.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 19 households and 2.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Chatswood West (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Chatswood West (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Willoughby (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Chatswood West (part), with comparison markers for Willoughby (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
19
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
19
3.7%
+0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
164
% of total
31.9%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
164
31.9%
+2.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
213
% of total
41.4%
Change from 2016
-3.7pp
213
41.4%
-3.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
98
% of total
19.1%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
98
19.1%
-0.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
15
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
15
2.9%
-0.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+1
+0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+19
+2.5pp
2 motor vehicles
-10
-3.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
0
-0.7pp
Not stated
-4
-0.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Chatswood West (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Willoughby (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Willoughby (C)% | Count | % | Willoughby (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 19 | 3.7% | 13.7% | 18 | 3.6% | 13.9% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 164 | 31.9% | 46.4% | 145 | 29.4% | 42.5% | +19 | +2.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 213 | 41.4% | 27.9% | 223 | 45.1% | 28.3% | -10 | -3.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 98 | 19.1% | 8.8% | 98 | 19.8% | 8.7% | 0 | -0.7pp |
| Not stated | 15 | 2.9% | 3.2% | 19 | 3.8% | 6.5% | -4 | -0.9pp |
| Total households | 514 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 494 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +20 | 0.0pp |