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 Welby, accounting for 34% (102 households). This share was lower than Wingecarribee (A) (37.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 15 households and 5.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Welby - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Welby in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wingecarribee (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Welby, with comparison markers for Wingecarribee (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
11
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
11
3.7%
+0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
99
% of total
33.0%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
99
33.0%
-2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
102
% of total
34.0%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
102
34.0%
+2.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
69
% of total
23.0%
Change from 2016
+5.1pp
69
23.0%
+5.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
14
% of total
4.7%
Change from 2016
-7.9pp
14
4.7%
-7.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
+0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
-7
-2.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+7
+2.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+15
+5.1pp
Not stated
-24
-7.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Welby. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wingecarribee (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 11 | 3.7% | 3.2% | 11 | 3.6% | 3.5% | 0 | +0.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 99 | 33.0% | 32.5% | 106 | 35.1% | 32.1% | -7 | -2.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 102 | 34.0% | 37.2% | 95 | 31.5% | 36.3% | +7 | +2.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 69 | 23.0% | 22.6% | 54 | 17.9% | 20.0% | +15 | +5.1pp |
| Not stated | 14 | 4.7% | 4.5% | 38 | 12.6% | 8.1% | -24 | -7.9pp |
| Total households | 300 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 302 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -2 | 0.0pp |