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MOTOR VEHICLES PER DWELLING - 2006 CENSUS
ACT, Queanbeyan and Australia



This article contains data from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing, conducted on 8 August 2006, and presents details on registered motor vehicles (excluding motorbikes and scooters) owned or used by residents at occupied private dwellings for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the Local Government Area (LGA) of Queanbeyan, and for Australia as a whole. For comparison, data from the 1996 and 2001 Censuses have also been included where available.


Motor vehicles per dwelling

For the ACT, Queanbeyan and Australia, the proportion of dwellings at which there were either two motor vehicles or at least three motor vehicles showed a steady increase from Census 1996 to Census 2006:
  • The proportion of ACT dwellings with two motor vehicles increased from 36% to 39% and the proportion with three or more motor vehicles increased from 11% to 15%.
  • The proportion of Queanbeyan dwellings with two motor vehicles increased from 34% to 37% and the proportion with three or more motor vehicles increased from 11% to 17%.
  • For Australia as a whole, the proportion of dwellings with two motor vehicles increased from 34% to 37% and the proportion with three or more motor vehicles increased from 12% to 15%.

In contrast, the proportion of dwellings at which there were no motor vehicles or one motor vehicle declined from Census 1996 to Census 2006:
  • The proportion of ACT dwellings with no motor vehicles decreased from 9% to 7%, and with one motor vehicle from 44% to 39%.
  • The proportion of Queanbeyan dwellings with no motor vehicles decreased from 12% to 8%, and with one motor vehicle from 44% to 38%.
  • For Australia as a whole, the proportion of dwellings with no motor vehicles decreased from 12% to 10%, and with one motor vehicle from 42% to 38%.

MOTOR VEHICLES PER DWELLING (a) (b), ACT, Queanbeyan and Australia, Census 1996, 2001, 2006

1996
2001
2006



No. of dwellings
%
No. of dwellings
%
No. of dwellings
%

ACT

Number of motor vehicles per dwelling:
None
9,071
8.9
8,396
7.7
8,307
7.2
1 motor vehicle
44,717
43.7
45,238
41.6
44,913
38.9
2 motor vehicles
37,177
36.3
41,061
37.8
44,500
38.6
3 or more motor vehicles
11,385
11.1
13,938
12.8
17,597
15.3
Total
102,350
100.0
108,633
100.0
115,317
100.0
Dwellings where number of vehicles
not stated
4,336
6,209
7,582

Queanbeyan (c)

Number of motor vehicles per dwelling:
None
1,190
11.5
1,123
9.6
1,043
8.1
1 motor vehicle
4,578
44.3
4,836
41.3
4,826
37.6
2 motor vehicles
3,462
33.5
4,185
35.8
4,738
36.9
3 or more motor vehicles
1,095
10.6
1,561
13.3
2,218
17.3
Total
10,325
100.0
11,705
100.0
12,825
100.0
Dwellings where number of vehicles
not stated
618
762
1,175

Australia

Number of motor vehicles per dwelling:
None
756,250
12.3
708,073
10.7
699,958
10.0
1 motor vehicle
2,589,024
42.1
2,692,213
40.7
2,670,321
38.1
2 motor vehicles
2,089,541
34.0
2,328,185
35.2
2,557,023
36.5
3 or more motor vehicles
719,270
11.7
886,509
13.4
1,075,723
15.4
Total
6,154,085
100.0
6,614,980
100.0
7,003,025
100.0
Dwellings where number of vehicles
not stated
341,987
457,222
593,156

(a) Excludes motorbikes/scooters. (b) Count of occupied private dwellings - excludes unoccupied private dwellings, non-private dwellings and migratory, off-shore and shipping CDs. (c) Census 2006 geographical boundaries for Queanbeyan LGA have been applied in compiling the details for Census 1996 and 2001.

Source: Census Data


Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling

For the 2006 Census, 194,400 registered motor vehicles were reported as being garaged or parked at 115,320 occupied private dwellings in the ACT, giving an average of 1.7 vehicles per dwelling, compared to an average of 1.6 vehicles per dwelling for Census 2001. For the ACT, the number of motor vehicles reported has increased by around 18,850 (11%) over the five years to 2006. The average number of motor vehicles per dwelling in Queanbeyan has shown a similar increase, from 1.6 to 1.7 vehicles, with the number of vehicles reported increasing by 3,560 (19%) to 22,305 over the five years to 2006.

The ACT districts (Statistical Sub-divisions) showing the largest increases in the number of motor vehicles reported from Census 2001 to Census 2006 were Gungahlin-Hall, Belconnen and Tuggeranong.


AVERAGE MOTOR VEHICLES PER DWELLING (a) (b), BY ACT SSDs and Queanbeyan, Census 2001 & 2006

Number of dwellings
% of dwellings
Number of reported motor vehicles
% of motor vehicles
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling

2001

ACT:
North Canberra
13,993
12.9
18,096
10.3
1.3
Belconnen
28,739
26.5
47,981
27.3
1.7
Woden Valley
12,179
11.2
18,552
10.6
1.5
Weston Creek-Stromlo
8,446
7.8
14,122
8.0
1.7
Tuggeranong
28,273
26.0
50,110
28.5
1.8
South Canberra
8,809
8.1
12,868
7.3
1.5
Gungahlin-Hall
8,082
7.4
13,607
7.8
1.7
ACT-Balance
135
0.1
211
0.1
1.6
Total ACT
108,633
100.0
175,547
100.0
1.6
NSW:
Queanbeyan (c)
11,705
100.0
18,746
100.0
1.6

2006

ACT:
North Canberra
15,846
13.7
21,138
10.9
1.3
Belconnen
29,803
25.8
52,011
26.8
1.7
Woden Valley
12,285
10.6
19,472
10.0
1.6
Weston Creek-Stromlo
8,339
7.2
14,266
7.3
1.7
Tuggeranong
28,937
25.1
54,116
27.8
1.9
South Canberra
9,574
8.3
14,463
7.4
1.5
Gungahlin-Hall
10,454
9.1
18,748
9.6
1.8
ACT-Balance
81
0.1
200
0.1
2.5
Total ACT
115,317
100.0
194,394
100.0
1.7
NSW:
Queanbeyan
12,825
100.0
22,305
100.0
1.7

(a) Excludes motorbikes/scooters. (b) Count of occupied private dwellings - excludes dwellings where the number of vehicles were not stated, unoccupied private dwellings, non-private dwellings and migratory, off-shore and shipping CDs. (c) Census 2006 geographical boundaries for Queanbeyan LGA have been applied in compiling the details for Census 2001.

Source: Census Data


Further information

A wide range of first release 2006 Census data, including additional information on motor vehicles per dwelling is available free online at www.abs.gov.au/census. The information can be viewed in the format of tables, thematic maps, or graphs via the online options of QuickStats, MapStats, Census Tables and Community Profiles.




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