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 Hoppers Crossing, accounting for 35.7% (4,716 households). This share was lower than Wyndham (C) (40.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 402 households and 2.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Hoppers Crossing - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Hoppers Crossing in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wyndham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hoppers Crossing, with comparison markers for Wyndham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
630
% of total
4.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
630
4.8%
+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
4,310
% of total
32.6%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
4,310
32.6%
+2.6pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
4,716
% of total
35.7%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
4,716
35.7%
-1.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
2,780
% of total
21.1%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
2,780
21.1%
-1.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
764
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
764
5.8%
-0.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+76
+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+402
+2.6pp
2 motor vehicles
-62
-1.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-146
-1.4pp
Not stated
-103
-0.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Hoppers Crossing. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wyndham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 630 | 4.8% | 3.5% | 554 | 4.3% | 3.5% | +76 | +0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 4,310 | 32.6% | 33.6% | 3,908 | 30.0% | 31.0% | +402 | +2.6pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 4,716 | 35.7% | 40.2% | 4,778 | 36.7% | 41.1% | -62 | -1.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 2,780 | 21.1% | 16.8% | 2,926 | 22.5% | 17.5% | -146 | -1.4pp |
| Not stated | 764 | 5.8% | 5.8% | 867 | 6.7% | 7.0% | -103 | -0.9pp |
| Total households | 13,204 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 13,031 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +173 | 0.0pp |