Blacktown City
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander profile - Number of cars per household
In Blacktown City, 46.9% of First Nations households had access to two or more motor vehicles in 2021.
The ability of the population to access services and employment is strongly influenced by access to transport. The number of motor vehicles owned or used by First Nations households can be used as an indicator of access to transport and ability to participate in society.
First Nations households may be more or less likely to have access to vehicles in some areas based on socio-economic status and the availability of public transport in the area. The number of vehicles can also be related to the number of adults and older children in the household.
Number of motor vehicles data should also be viewed in conjunction with Number of Bedrooms and Household Size to further build the story of the First Nations population in Blacktown City.
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?'
Occupied private dwellings containing family, group and lone person households
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| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households - Blacktown City | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | New South Wales - First Nations % | Number | % | New South Wales - First Nations % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| No motor vehicles | 760 | 14.8 | 12.2 | 589 | 14.8 | 12.5 | +171 | 26001 |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,845 | 35.9 | 32.7 | 1,301 | 32.8 | 31.1 | +544 | 26002 |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,443 | 28.1 | 31.7 | 1,111 | 28.0 | 31.0 | +332 | 26003 |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 964 | 18.8 | 21.4 | 713 | 18.0 | 20.3 | +251 | 26004 |
| Not stated | 122 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 257 | 6.5 | 5.1 | -135 | 26005 |
| Total households | 5,134 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,971 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,163 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the car ownership in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households in Blacktown City in 2021 compared to [POPBMHH] shows that 82.8% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households owned at least one car and 14.8% did not, compared with 85.8% and 12.2% respectively for [POPBMHH] .
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 [IndigenousMotorVechile].[Compare_Three] proportion who owned three cars or more.
Overall, 35.9% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households owned one car, 28.1% owned two cars, and 18.8% owned three cars or more, compared with 32.7%, 31.7% and 21.4% respectively for [POPBMHH].
The major differences between car ownership for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households in Blacktown City and [POPBMHH] were:
- A larger percentage of 1 motor vehicle (35.9% compared to 32.7%)
- A larger percentage of No motor vehicles (14.8% compared to 12.2%)
- A smaller percentage of 2 motor vehicles (28.1% compared to 31.7%)
- A smaller percentage of 3 or more motor vehicles (18.8% compared to 21.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in car ownership per household for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Blacktown City between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 1 motor vehicle (+544 households)
- 2 motor vehicles (+332 households)
- 3 or more motor vehicles (+251 households)
- No motor vehicles (+171 households)