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Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds

Number of cars per household

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Analysis of car ownership in 2021, indicates 55% of households in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 53% in Shoalhaven 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 Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds 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
Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Number of carsNumber%Shoalhaven City %Number%Shoalhaven City %2001 to 2021
No motor vehicles492.14.21136.08.9-64
1 motor vehicle89438.036.61,04254.847.8-149
2 motor vehicles95340.535.657730.429.0+375
3 or more motor vehicles34314.617.7965.18.5+247
Not stated1164.95.9713.75.9+45
Total households2,355100.0100.01,901100.0100.0+454
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds in 2021 compared to Shoalhaven City shows that 93.0% of the households owned at least one car, while 2.1% did not, compared with 89.9% and 4.2% respectively in Shoalhaven City.

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

Overall, 38.0% of the households owned one car; 40.5% owned two cars; and 14.6% owned three cars or more, compared with 36.6%; 35.6% and 17.7% respectively for Shoalhaven City.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the household car ownership in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • 2 motor vehicles (+375 households)
  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+247 households)
  • 1 motor vehicle (-149 households)
  • No motor vehicles (-64 households)

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