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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Merri-bek, 42.6% of people born in India and Sri Lanka 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 Merri-bek 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 Merri-bek.
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 Merri-bek - born in India and Sri Lanka | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of cars | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| No motor vehicles | 365 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 491 | 9.8 | 6.6 | -126 |
| 1 motor vehicle | 2,417 | 48.7 | 30.9 | 2,465 | 49.1 | 32.1 | -48 |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,367 | 27.5 | 41.9 | 1,344 | 26.8 | 40.7 | +23 |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 749 | 15.1 | 20.6 | 528 | 10.5 | 17.7 | +221 |
| Not stated | 66 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 192 | 3.8 | 2.9 | -126 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 4,964 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,020 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -56 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the car ownership of people born in India and Sri Lanka in the City of Merri-bek in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that 91.3% of people born in India and Sri Lanka were in households that owned at least one car, while 7.4% did not, compared with 93.4% and 5.1% 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, 48.7% of people born in India and Sri Lanka were in households that owned one car; 27.5% owned two cars; and 15.1% owned three cars or more, compared with 30.9%; 41.9% and 20.6% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
Emerging groups
The largest changes in household car ownership for people born in India and Sri Lanka in the City of Merri-bek between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 3 or more motor vehicles (+221 persons)
- No motor vehicles (-126 persons)
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