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Riverwood

Number of cars per household

Analysis of car ownership in 2021, indicates 27% of households in Riverwood had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 69% in Picnic Point.

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 Riverwood 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
Riverwood - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Number of carsNumber%Picnic Point %Number%Picnic Point %1991 to 2021
No motor vehicles75125.33.592241.45.0-172
1 motor vehicle1,16439.125.282937.233.8+335
2 motor vehicles58319.644.429313.138.8+290
3 or more motor vehicles2077.024.8884.020.3+119
Not stated2699.02.1964.32.2+172
Total households2,974100.0100.02,230100.0100.0+744
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 Riverwood in 2021 compared to Picnic Point shows that 65.7% of the households owned at least one car, while 25.3% did not, compared with 94.4% and 3.5% respectively in Picnic Point.

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

Overall, 39.1% of the households owned one car; 19.6% owned two cars; and 7.0% owned three cars or more, compared with 25.2%; 44.4% and 24.8% respectively for Picnic Point.

Emerging groups

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

  • 1 motor vehicle (+335 households)
  • 2 motor vehicles (+290 households)
  • No motor vehicles (-172 households)
  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+119 households)

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