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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Yarra, 23.0% of people born in Vietnam 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 Yarra 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 Yarra.
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 Yarra - born in Vietnam | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Number of cars | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2021 |
| No motor vehicles | 681 | 28.8 | 6.6 | 841 | 32.2 | 8.3 | -160 |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,094 | 46.2 | 25.6 | 1,055 | 40.4 | 25.8 | +39 |
| 2 motor vehicles | 413 | 17.4 | 38.7 | 452 | 17.3 | 40.0 | -39 |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 132 | 5.6 | 27.6 | 152 | 5.8 | 22.8 | -20 |
| Not stated | 48 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 109 | 4.2 | 3.2 | -61 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 2,368 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,609 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -241 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the car ownership of people born in Vietnam in the City of Yarra in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that 69.2% of people born in Vietnam were in households that owned at least one car, while 28.8% did not, compared with 92.0% and 6.6% 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, 46.2% of people born in Vietnam were in households that owned one car; 17.4% owned two cars; and 5.6% owned three cars or more, compared with 25.6%; 38.7% and 27.6% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
Emerging groups
The largest change in household car ownership for people born in Vietnam in the City of Yarra between 2011 and 2021 was:
- No motor vehicles (-160 persons)
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