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Number of cars per household

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In the City of Melton, 73.5% of people born overseas had access to two or more motor vehicles.

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 the City of Melton quantifies access to private transport for those born overseas.

The number of motor vehicles among the overseas-born population may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as the Age Structure of that population, ability to drive and availability of other transport options (eg. public transport) in the area of residence.

Number of motor vehicles data should also be viewed in conjunction with Number of Bedrooms and Household Size, as well as atlas maps showing the location of overseas-born population, to build up the story of migrant communities in City of Melton.

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 - born overseas20212016Change
Number of carsNumber%City of Melton - Total populationNumber%City of Melton - Total population2016 to 2021
No motor vehicles1,3332.11.99522.41.9+381
1 motor vehicle14,53023.119.88,98322.418.9+5,547
2 motor vehicles28,43045.144.217,96244.845.1+10,468
3 or more motor vehicles17,87428.429.010,82327.026.9+7,051
Not stated8211.35.21,3423.37.2-521
Total people counted in private dwellings62,988100.0100.040,062100.0100.0+22,926
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 born overseas in the City of Melton in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Melton shows that 96.6% of people born overseas were in households that owned at least one car, while 2.1% did not, compared with 92.9% and 1.9% respectively in the total population in the City of Melton.

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

Overall, 23.1% of people born overseas were in households that owned one car; 45.1% owned two cars; and 28.4% owned three cars or more, compared with 19.8%; 44.2% and 29.0% respectively for the total population in the City of Melton.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in household car ownership for people born overseas in the City of Melton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 2 motor vehicles (+10,468 persons)
  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+7,051 persons)
  • 1 motor vehicle (+5,547 persons)
  • No motor vehicles (+381 persons)

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