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Wollongong City CouncilCommunity profile

Wollongong City

Number of cars per household

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In Wollongong City Council, 83.4% of people reporting a need for assistance had access to a motor vehicle in 2021.

The ability of the population to access services and employment is strongly influenced by access to transport.

This topic presents information about the number of motor vehicles used by household members in households containing people with a disability or need for assistance with core activities. Many factors may influence access to vehicles for people with a disability, such as the ability to drive and age. Access to vehicles may be particularly important in some areas, depending on the accessibility of public transport in the area.

Note that the presence of a vehicle at the household where a person with a disability was counted does not necessarily imply that that person drives. This is certainly the case for young children, who do not drive.

To continue building the story, please look at number of vehicles in conjunction with information on Household Type and Age Structure.

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
Wollongong City Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Number of carsNumber%Regional NSWNumber%Regional NSW2016 to 2021
No motor vehicles2,42418.511.92,02318.212.2+401
1 motor vehicle5,11939.237.94,34939.138.1+770
2 motor vehicles3,35225.730.32,69724.229.5+655
3 or more motor vehicles1,98615.218.21,49813.515.5+488
Not stated1871.41.75565.04.7-369
Total people counted in private dwellings13,068100.0100.011,123100.0100.0+1,945
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 reporting a need for assistance in Wollongong City Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that 83.4% were in households owned at least one car, while 18.5% did not, compared with 80.1% and 11.9% respectively in Regional NSW.

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, 39.2% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households that owned one car, 25.7% owned two cars and 15.2% owned three cars or more, compared with 37.9%, 30.3% and 18.2% respectively for Regional NSW.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the car ownership for people reporting a need for assistance in Wollongong City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 1 motor vehicle (+770 persons)
  • 2 motor vehicles (+655 persons)
  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+488 persons)
  • No motor vehicles (+401 persons)

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