Wairoa District
Number of cars per household
Analysis of car ownership in 2013, indicates 44.3% of households in the Wairoa District had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 49.8% in the Hawke's Bay Region.
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 Wairoa District 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.
Derived from the Census question:
'How many motor vehicles (not counting motorbikes) do the people who live here have available for their use?'
Occupied private dwellings
| Car ownership | |||||||||
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| Wairoa District | 2013 | 2006 | Change | ||||||
| Number of cars | Number | % | Hawke's Bay Region % | Number | % | Hawke's Bay Region % | 2006 to 2013 | ||
| No motor vehicle | 288 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 309 | 10.0 | 7.6 | -21 | 620 | 1417 |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,188 | 39.9 | 37.5 | 1,212 | 39.1 | 37.0 | -24 | 621 | 1417 |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,008 | 33.9 | 36.4 | 1,017 | 32.8 | 36.8 | -9 | 622 | 1417 |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 309 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 357 | 11.5 | 14.8 | -48 | 623 | 1417 |
| Not stated / included | 183 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 201 | 6.5 | 3.8 | -18 | 624 | 1417 |
| Total households | 2,976 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,096 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -120 | ||
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2013. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) , the population experts.
Dominant groups
Analysis of the car ownership of the households in the Wairoa District in 2013 compared to the Hawke's Bay Region shows that 84.2% of the households owned at least one car, while 9.7% did not, compared with 87.3% and 7.8% respectively in the Hawke's Bay Region.
Of those that owned at least one vehicle, there was a larger proportion who owned just one car; a smaller proportion who owned two cars; and a smaller proportion who owned three cars or more.
Overall, 39.9% of the households owned one car; 33.9% owned two cars; and 10.4% owned three cars or more, compared with 37.5%; 36.4% and 13.5% respectively for the Hawke's Bay Region.
Emerging groups
There were no major differences in the Wairoa District between 2006 and 2013.