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Bayside CouncilCommunity profile

Kogarah

Number of cars per household

Analysis of car ownership in 2021, indicates 28% of households in Kogarah had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 36% in Bayside Council area.

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 Kogarah 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
Kogarah - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Number of carsNumber%Bayside Council area %Number%Bayside Council area %2001 to 2021
No motor vehicles64217.314.056318.816.4+78
1 motor vehicle1,79948.644.21,44448.142.9+354
2 motor vehicles78921.325.748516.223.0+303
3 or more motor vehicles2556.910.11294.37.9+125
Not stated2195.96.038012.79.7-162
Total households3,704100.0100.03,004100.0100.0+699
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 Kogarah in 2021 compared to Bayside Council area shows that 76.8% of the households owned at least one car, while 17.3% did not, compared with 80.0% and 14.0% respectively in Bayside Council area.

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, 48.6% of the households owned one car; 21.3% owned two cars; and 6.9% owned three cars or more, compared with 44.2%; 25.7% and 10.1% respectively for Bayside Council area.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the household car ownership in Kogarah between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • 1 motor vehicle (+354 households)
  • 2 motor vehicles (+303 households)
  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+125 households)
  • No motor vehicles (+78 households)

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