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City of Melton

Number of cars per household

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In the City of Melton, 74.3% of people reporting a need for assistance had access to a motor vehicle in 2021.

The ability of the population to access services and employment is strongly influenced by access to transport.

This topic presents information about the number of motor vehicles used by household members in households containing people with a disability or need for assistance with core activities. Many factors may influence access to vehicles for people with a disability, such as the ability to drive and age. Access to vehicles may be particularly important in some areas, depending on the accessibility of public transport in the area.

Note that the presence of a vehicle at the household where a person with a disability was counted does not necessarily imply that that person drives. This is certainly the case for young children, who do not drive.

To continue building the story, please look at number of vehicles in conjunction with information on Household Type and Age Structure.

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
City of Melton - Need for assistance20212016Change
Number of carsNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
No motor vehicles5616.214.63635.814.6+198
1 motor vehicle2,83131.036.91,90530.534.9+926
2 motor vehicles3,38537.130.12,31937.130.1+1,066
3 or more motor vehicles2,25524.717.21,44223.116.8+813
Not stated881.01.22163.53.6-128
Total people counted in private dwellings9,120100.0100.06,245100.0100.0+2,875
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the car ownership of people reporting a need for assistance in the City of Melton in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that 74.3% were in households owned at least one car, while 6.2% did not, compared with 81.7% and 14.6% respectively in Greater Melbourne.

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, 31.0% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households that owned one car, 37.1% owned two cars and 24.7% owned three cars or more, compared with 36.9%, 30.1% and 17.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the car ownership for people reporting a need for assistance in the City of Melton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 2 motor vehicles (+1,066 persons)
  • 1 motor vehicle (+926 persons)
  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+813 persons)
  • No motor vehicles (+198 persons)

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