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Woollahra Municipality

Number of cars per household

Analysis of car ownership in 2021, indicates 36% of households in Woollahra Municipality had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 34% in Double Bay - Point Piper.

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 Woollahra Municipality 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
Woollahra Municipality - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Number of carsNumber%Double Bay - Point Piper %Number%Double Bay - Point Piper %1991 to 2021
No motor vehicles3,20814.015.14,90122.522.3-1,694
1 motor vehicle10,36345.345.68,92641.041.4+1,437
2 motor vehicles6,27927.426.44,95122.721.8+1,327
3 or more motor vehicles2,0328.97.51,3696.35.7+662
Not stated1,0124.45.31,6217.58.8-610
Total households22,894100.0100.021,771100.0100.0+1,123
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the car ownership of the households in Woollahra Municipality in 2021 compared to Double Bay - Point Piper shows that 81.6% of the households owned at least one car, while 14.0% did not, compared with 79.6% and 15.1% respectively in Double Bay - Point Piper.

Of those that owned at least one vehicle, there was a similar proportion who owned just one car; a larger proportion who owned two cars; and a larger proportion who owned three cars or more.

Overall, 45.3% of the households owned one car; 27.4% owned two cars; and 8.9% owned three cars or more, compared with 45.6%; 26.4% and 7.5% respectively for Double Bay - Point Piper.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the household car ownership in Woollahra Municipality between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • No motor vehicles (-1,694 households)
  • 1 motor vehicle (+1,437 households)
  • 2 motor vehicles (+1,327 households)
  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+662 households)

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