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Northern Beaches Council area

Number of cars per household

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In the Northern Beaches Council, 50.0% of people born in India 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 Northern Beaches Council 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 Northern Beaches Council area.

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
Northern Beaches Council - born in India20212016Change
Number of carsNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
No motor vehicles1216.48.11759.711.5-54
1 motor vehicle79641.844.377142.641.8+25
2 motor vehicles61132.133.353629.632.9+75
3 or more motor vehicles34117.912.826514.711.2+76
Not stated351.81.5613.42.6-26
Total people counted in private dwellings1,904100.0100.01,808100.0100.0+96
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 in India in the Northern Beaches Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that 91.8% of people born in India were in households that owned at least one car, while 6.4% did not, compared with 90.4% and 8.1% respectively in Greater Sydney.

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

Overall, 41.8% of people born in India were in households that owned one car; 32.1% owned two cars; and 17.9% owned three cars or more, compared with 44.3%; 33.3% and 12.8% respectively for Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in household car ownership for people born in India in the Northern Beaches Council between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+76 persons)
  • 2 motor vehicles (+75 persons)
  • No motor vehicles (-54 persons)

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