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.

Key insight

In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Leneva, accounting for 49.8% (213 households). This share was higher than Wodonga (C) (39.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 185 households and 22.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Leneva - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Leneva in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wodonga (C) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Leneva, with comparison markers for Wodonga (C).

Leneva
Wodonga (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

3

% of total

0.7%

Change from 2016

-2.2pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

87

% of total

20.3%

Change from 2016

-4.7pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

213

% of total

49.8%

Change from 2016

+22.9pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

120

% of total

28.0%

Change from 2016

-2.8pp

Not stated

2021 count

5

% of total

1.2%

Change from 2016

-7.5pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Leneva. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wodonga (C).

Number of cars per household for Leneva. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wodonga (C).
Number of cars per household for Leneva. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wodonga (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Wodonga (C)%Count%Wodonga (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles30.7%4.6%32.9%5.4%0-2.2pp
1 motor vehicle8720.3%33.7%2625.0%33.4%+61-4.7pp
2 motor vehicles21349.8%39.9%2826.9%40.4%+185+22.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles12028.0%19.5%3230.8%17.5%+88-2.8pp
Not stated51.2%2.2%98.7%3.4%-4-7.5pp
Total households428100.0%100.0%104100.0%100.0%+3240.0pp