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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Little River (Vic.) (part), accounting for 41% (185 households). This share was higher than Wyndham (C) (16.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 30 households and 7.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Little River (Vic.) (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Little River (Vic.) (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wyndham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Little River (Vic.) (part), with comparison markers for Wyndham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
6
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
6
1.3%
+0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
51
% of total
11.3%
Change from 2016
-3.7pp
51
11.3%
-3.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
163
% of total
36.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
163
36.1%
-0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
185
% of total
41.0%
Change from 2016
+7.2pp
185
41.0%
+7.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
49
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
49
10.9%
-2.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+3
+0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
-18
-3.7pp
2 motor vehicles
-3
-0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+30
+7.2pp
Not stated
-14
-2.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Little River (Vic.) (part). 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 | 6 | 1.3% | 3.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3.5% | +3 | +0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 51 | 11.3% | 33.6% | 69 | 15.0% | 31.0% | -18 | -3.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 163 | 36.1% | 40.2% | 166 | 36.2% | 41.1% | -3 | -0.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 185 | 41.0% | 16.8% | 155 | 33.8% | 17.5% | +30 | +7.2pp |
| Not stated | 49 | 10.9% | 5.8% | 63 | 13.7% | 7.0% | -14 | -2.8pp |
| Total households | 451 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 459 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -8 | 0.0pp |