2901.0 - Census Dictionary, 2001

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VEHD Number of Motor Vehicles - 1st Release

This variable identifies the number of registered motor vehicles owned or used by household members, garaged, parked at or near private dwellings on Census Night.

It includes company owned vehicles garaged, parked at or near private dwellings on Census Night. It excludes motorbikes, scooters and tractors.

In standard census products VEHD data are generally published in the categories shown below. However, data are also available for individual numbers of motor vehicles from 0 to 99.

Applicable to: Occupied private dwellings

0    None
1    1 motor vehicle
2    2 motor vehicles
3    3 motor vehicles
4    4 or more motor vehicles
&    Not stated
@    Not applicable

Total number of categories: 7

Not applicable (@) category comprises:

Unoccupied private dwellings
Non-private dwellings
Migratory and off-shore CDs