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 Werribee South, accounting for 36% (343 households). This share was lower than Wyndham (C) (42.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 305 households, while its share fell by 2.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Werribee South - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Werribee South in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wyndham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Werribee South, with comparison markers for Wyndham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
46
% of total
4.8%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
46
4.8%
+1.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
329
% of total
34.5%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
329
34.5%
-0.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
343
% of total
36.0%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
343
36.0%
-2.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
221
% of total
23.2%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
221
23.2%
+4.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
21
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-4.9pp
21
2.2%
-4.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+43
+1.8pp
1 motor vehicle
+294
-0.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+305
-2.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+202
+4.0pp
Not stated
+14
-4.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Werribee South. 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 | 46 | 4.8% | 3.6% | 3 | 3.0% | 3.5% | +43 | +1.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 329 | 34.5% | 35.1% | 35 | 35.4% | 32.3% | +294 | -0.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 343 | 36.0% | 42.1% | 38 | 38.4% | 43.1% | +305 | -2.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 221 | 23.2% | 17.6% | 19 | 19.2% | 18.3% | +202 | +4.0pp |
| Not stated | 21 | 2.2% | 1.6% | 7 | 7.1% | 2.8% | +14 | -4.9pp |
| Total households | 953 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 99 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +854 | 0.0pp |