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Central Coast NSWCommunity profile

Central Coast Council area

Number of cars per household

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In Central Coast NSW, 57% of recent arrivals were in households with an access to two or more motor vehicles in 2021.

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 Central Coast NSW quantifies access to private transport for those arrived recently in Australia.

Recent arrivals may be less likely to have access to cars in some areas, due to affordability or inability to drive. Access to public transport also influences whether households need access to motor vehicles.

Number of motor vehicles data should also be viewed in conjunction with Number of Bedrooms and Household Size to build up the story of recent arrivals in Central Coast NSW.

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
Central Coast NSW - Recent arrivals2021
Number of carsNumber%Greater Sydney
No motor vehicles2024.019.0
1 motor vehicle1,90037.945.8
2 motor vehicles2,03040.523.1
3 or more motor vehicles83116.610.2
Not stated491.01.9
Total people counted in private dwellings5,012100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the car ownership of the households with recent arrivals in Central Coast NSW in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that 95.0% of recent arrivals were in households who owned at least one car and 4.0% were not, compared with 79.1% and 19.0% respectively in Greater Sydney.

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

Overall, 37.9% of recent arrivals were in households who owned one car, 40.5% owned two cars, and 16.6% owned three cars or more, compared with 45.8%, 23.1% and 10.2% respectively for Greater Sydney.

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