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Central Coast NSWCommunity profile

Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay

Number of cars per household

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Analysis of car ownership in 2021, indicates 33% of households in Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 53% in Southern Lakes and The Entrance.

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 Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay 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
Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Number of carsNumber%Southern Lakes and The Entrance %Number%Southern Lakes and The Entrance %2006 to 2021
No motor vehicles35210.66.559121.911.4-240
1 motor vehicle1,64849.635.31,26747.039.1+380
2 motor vehicles85725.835.244116.430.2+416
3 or more motor vehicles2557.717.91234.611.6+132
Not stated2136.45.127210.17.7-60
Total households3,325100.0100.02,696100.0100.0+629
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay in 2021 compared to Southern Lakes and The Entrance shows that 83.0% of the households owned at least one car, while 10.6% did not, compared with 88.4% and 6.5% respectively in Southern Lakes and The Entrance.

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, 49.6% of the households owned one car; 25.8% owned two cars; and 7.7% owned three cars or more, compared with 35.3%; 35.2% and 17.9% respectively for Southern Lakes and The Entrance.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the household car ownership in Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • 2 motor vehicles (+416 households)
  • 1 motor vehicle (+380 households)
  • No motor vehicles (-240 households)
  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+132 households)

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