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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Wellington Shire, 59.9% 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 Wellington Shire.
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 | |||||||
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| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households - Wellington Shire | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | Regional VIC % | Number | % | Regional VIC % | 2016 to 2021 |
| No motor vehicles | 29 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 23 | 7.5 | 10.6 | +6 |
| 1 motor vehicle | 134 | 29.5 | 30.9 | 98 | 31.8 | 32.8 | +36 |
| 2 motor vehicles | 169 | 37.2 | 34.6 | 102 | 33.1 | 32.1 | +67 |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 103 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 71 | 23.1 | 18.0 | +32 |
| Not stated | 19 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 14 | 4.5 | 6.5 | +5 |
| Total households | 454 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 308 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +146 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the car ownership in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households in Wellington Shire in 2021 compared to [POPBMHH] shows that 89.4% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households owned at least one car and 6.4% did not, compared with 88.6% and 8.4% respectively for [POPBMHH] .
Of those that owned at least one vehicle, there was a smaller proportion who owned just one car, a larger proportion who owned two cars, and a similar proportion who owned three cars or more.
Overall, 29.5% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households owned one car, 37.2% owned two cars, and 22.7% owned three cars or more, compared with 30.9%, 34.6% and 23.1% respectively for [POPBMHH].
The major differences between car ownership for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households in Wellington Shire and [POPBMHH] were:
- A larger percentage of 2 motor vehicles (37.2% compared to 34.6%)
- A smaller percentage of No motor vehicles (6.4% compared to 8.4%)
- A smaller percentage of 1 motor vehicle (29.5% compared to 30.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest change in car ownership per household for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Wellington Shire between 2016 and 2021 was:
- 2 motor vehicles (+67 households)
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