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Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck

Number of cars per household

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Analysis of car ownership in 2021, indicates 50% of households in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 67% in Red Hill Ward.

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 Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck 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
Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Number of carsNumber%Red Hill Ward %Number%Red Hill Ward %2006 to 2021
No motor vehicles5585.10.984710.21.7-289
1 motor vehicle4,23238.725.43,57943.025.0+652
2 motor vehicles3,74834.241.92,35928.340.4+1,389
3 or more motor vehicles1,67415.324.983910.120.3+834
Not stated7336.76.97098.512.6+24
Total households10,945100.0100.08,334100.0100.0+2,611
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 the households in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck in 2021 compared to Red Hill Ward shows that 88.2% of the households owned at least one car, while 5.1% did not, compared with 92.2% and 0.9% respectively in Red Hill Ward.

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, 38.7% of the households owned one car; 34.2% owned two cars; and 15.3% owned three cars or more, compared with 25.4%; 41.9% and 24.9% respectively for Red Hill Ward.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the household car ownership in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • 2 motor vehicles (+1,389 households)
  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+834 households)
  • 1 motor vehicle (+652 households)
  • No motor vehicles (-289 households)

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