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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Collingwood (Vic.), accounting for 53.2% (2,389 households). This share was higher than Yarra (C) (52.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 2,357 households and 36.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Collingwood (Vic.) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Collingwood (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Yarra (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Collingwood (Vic.), with comparison markers for Yarra (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
1,274
% of total
28.4%
Change from 2016
+24.3pp
1,274
28.4%
+24.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
2,389
% of total
53.2%
Change from 2016
+36.7pp
2,389
53.2%
+36.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
630
% of total
14.0%
Change from 2016
-27.2pp
630
14.0%
-27.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
124
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-36.9pp
124
2.8%
-36.9pp
Not stated
2021 count
77
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
77
1.7%
+1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+1,266
+24.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+2,357
+36.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+550
-27.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+47
-36.9pp
Not stated
+77
+1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Collingwood (Vic.). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Yarra (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Yarra (C)% | Count | % | Yarra (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 1,274 | 28.4% | 20.0% | 8 | 4.1% | 20.7% | +1,266 | +24.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 2,389 | 53.2% | 52.9% | 32 | 16.5% | 49.0% | +2,357 | +36.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 630 | 14.0% | 20.7% | 80 | 41.2% | 21.6% | +550 | -27.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 124 | 2.8% | 5.1% | 77 | 39.7% | 5.1% | +47 | -36.9pp |
| Not stated | 77 | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.6% | +77 | +1.7pp |
| Total households | 4,489 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 194 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +4,295 | 0.0pp |