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Penrith City CouncilCommunity profile

Orchard Hills

Number of cars per household

Analysis of car ownership in 2021, indicates 79% of households in Orchard Hills had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 56% in Penrith City.

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 Orchard Hills 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
Orchard Hills - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Number of carsNumber%Penrith City %Number%Penrith City %2016 to 2021
No motor vehicles101.76.340.75.8+6
1 motor vehicle8915.332.26512.129.6+24
2 motor vehicles16628.534.916630.835.30
3 or more motor vehicles29350.320.926949.921.4+24
Not stated244.15.7356.57.9-11
Total households582100.0100.0539100.0100.0+43
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 the households in Orchard Hills in 2021 compared to Penrith City shows that 94.2% of the households owned at least one car, while 1.7% did not, compared with 88.0% and 6.3% respectively in Penrith City.

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

Overall, 15.3% of the households owned one car; 28.5% owned two cars; and 50.3% owned three cars or more, compared with 32.2%; 34.9% and 20.9% respectively for Penrith City.

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Orchard Hills between 2016 and 2021.

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