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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Townsville, 70.0% of people born in Philippines 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 Townsville 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 Townsville.
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 Townsville - born in Philippines | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of cars | Number | % | Regional QLD | Number | % | Regional QLD | 2016 to 2021 |
| No motor vehicles | 79 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 60 | 3.7 | 3.5 | +19 |
| 1 motor vehicle | 493 | 24.3 | 26.7 | 389 | 23.9 | 29.1 | +104 |
| 2 motor vehicles | 795 | 39.2 | 41.2 | 689 | 42.4 | 41.7 | +106 |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 623 | 30.7 | 26.9 | 462 | 28.4 | 22.2 | +161 |
| Not stated | 37 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 25 | 1.5 | 3.5 | +12 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 2,027 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,625 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +402 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the car ownership of people born in Philippines in the City of Townsville in 2021 compared to Regional QLD shows that 94.3% of people born in Philippines were in households that owned at least one car, while 3.9% did not, compared with 94.9% and 3.6% respectively in Regional QLD.
Of those that owned at least one vehicle, there was a smaller proportion that owned just one car; a smaller proportion owned two cars; and a larger proportion that owned three cars or more.
Overall, 24.3% of people born in Philippines were in households that owned one car; 39.2% owned two cars; and 30.7% owned three cars or more, compared with 26.7%; 41.2% and 26.9% respectively for Regional QLD.
Emerging groups
The largest changes in household car ownership for people born in Philippines in the City of Townsville between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 3 or more motor vehicles (+161 persons)
- 2 motor vehicles (+106 persons)
- 1 motor vehicle (+104 persons)
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