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CAD East

Number of cars per household

Analysis of car ownership in 2021, indicates 9% of households in CAD East had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 18% in the City of Adelaide.

The ability of the population to access services and employment is strongly influenced by access to transport. The number of motor vehicles per household in CAD East quantifies access to private transport and will be influenced by Age Structure and Household Type, which determine the number of adults present; access to Public Transport; distance to shops, services, employment and education; and Household Income. Depending on these factors, car ownership can be seen as a measure of advantage or disadvantage, or a neutral socio-economic measure, which impacts on the environment and quality of life.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'How many registered motor vehicles owned or used by residents of this dwelling were garaged or parked at or near this dwelling on the night of 10 August 2021?'

Car ownership
CAD East - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Number of carsNumber%City of Adelaide %Number%City of Adelaide %1991 to 2021
No motor vehicles86743.229.21320.026.1+854
1 motor vehicle77138.446.12741.545.2+744
2 motor vehicles1427.114.41421.518.7+128
3 or more motor vehicles311.53.457.74.2+26
Not stated1969.86.969.25.8+190
Total households2,007100.0100.065100.0100.0+1,942
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the car ownership of the households in CAD East in 2021 compared to the City of Adelaide shows that 47.0% of the households owned at least one car, while 43.2% did not, compared with 64.0% and 29.2% respectively in the City of Adelaide.

Of those that owned at least one vehicle, there was a smaller proportion who owned just one car; a smaller proportion who owned two cars; and a smaller proportion who owned three cars or more.

Overall, 38.4% of the households owned one car; 7.1% owned two cars; and 1.5% owned three cars or more, compared with 46.1%; 14.4% and 3.4% respectively for the City of Adelaide.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the household car ownership in CAD East between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • No motor vehicles (+854 households)
  • 1 motor vehicle (+744 households)
  • 2 motor vehicles (+128 households)

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