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McLaren Flat

Number of cars per household

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Analysis of car ownership in 2021, indicates 78% of households in McLaren Flat had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 77% in Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale.

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 McLaren Flat 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
McLaren Flat - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Number of carsNumber%Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale %Number%Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale %1991 to 2021
No motor vehicles30.61.152.82.5-3
1 motor vehicle9216.916.94923.822.5+42
2 motor vehicles22842.037.79947.447.1+129
3 or more motor vehicles19335.539.85124.327.2+142
Not stated275.04.531.70.6+23
Total households543100.0100.0209100.0100.0+333
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the car ownership of the households in McLaren Flat in 2021 compared to Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale shows that 94.5% of the households owned at least one car, while 0.6% did not, compared with 94.4% and 1.1% respectively in Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale.

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

Overall, 16.9% of the households owned one car; 42.0% owned two cars; and 35.5% owned three cars or more, compared with 16.9%; 37.7% and 39.8% respectively for Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the household car ownership in McLaren Flat between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+142 households)
  • 2 motor vehicles (+129 households)

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