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City of YarraCommunity profile

City of Yarra

Number of cars per household

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In the City of Yarra, 22.3% of people born in Greece 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 City of Yarra 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 City of Yarra.

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
City of Yarra - born in Greece20212016Change
Number of carsNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
No motor vehicles29231.912.331429.111.3-22
1 motor vehicle40444.239.446342.938.3-59
2 motor vehicles15817.330.118817.429.2-30
3 or more motor vehicles465.017.1726.718.3-26
Not stated151.61.2434.02.9-28
Total people counted in private dwellings915100.0100.01,080100.0100.0-165
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 Greece in the City of Yarra in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that 66.4% of people born in Greece were in households that owned at least one car, while 31.9% did not, compared with 86.6% and 12.3% respectively in Greater Melbourne.

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

Overall, 44.2% of people born in Greece were in households that owned one car; 17.3% owned two cars; and 5.0% owned three cars or more, compared with 39.4%; 30.1% and 17.1% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

Emerging groups

The largest change in household car ownership for people born in Greece in the City of Yarra between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • 1 motor vehicle (-59 persons)

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