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Number of cars per household

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In Wollongong City Council, 67.9% of Macedonian speakers 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 per household in Wollongong City Council quantifies access to private transport for those speaking a language other than English at home.

The number of motor vehicles among the non-English speaking 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 to build up the story of the non-English speaking populations in Wollongong City.

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
Wollongong City Council - Macedonian20212016Change
Number of carsNumber%Regional NSWNumber%Regional NSW2016 to 2021
No motor vehicles2826.34.92866.15.0-4
1 motor vehicle1,12025.023.21,10923.722.3+11
2 motor vehicles1,45332.435.01,54332.935.6-90
3 or more motor vehicles1,58735.436.01,59934.134.2-12
Not stated360.80.81473.12.9-111
Total people counted in private dwellings4,478100.0100.04,684100.0100.0-206
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the car ownership of Macedonian speakers in Wollongong City Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that 92.9% were in households that owned at least one car, while 6.3% did not, compared with 94.2% and 4.9% respectively in Regional NSW.

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

Overall, 25.0% of Macedonian speakers were in households that owned one car; 32.4% owned two cars; and 35.4% owned three cars or more, compared with 23.2%, 35.0% and 36.0% respectively for Regional NSW.

Emerging groups

The largest change in the household car ownership for Macedonian speakers in Wollongong City Council between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • 2 motor vehicles (-90 persons)

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