1 million cars sold here

[Cyco]

The SMH reports today that last financial year a new record of 1,004,097 cars where sold in Australia

[baddabang]

Interesting. I would have guessed a much higher number for Australia.

[Cyco]

A total population of 21m people would give (at a guess) a "driving age" population of about 15m. So 1 in 15 would could did - and this includes 1 car families, inner city dwellers and the like that will increase that rate by their lack of need to buy.

[drakkie]

Originally Posted by Cyco

A total population of 21m people would give (at a guess) a "driving age" population of about 15m. So 1 in 15 would could did - and this includes 1 car families, inner city dwellers and the like that will increase that rate by their lack of need to buy.

Makes you wonder though why we have 7 million cars for 16 million people, while we have a lot of cities as you probably know

[SlickHolden]

Finally we cracked the mill..
That's amazing every house in my suburb has a min of 2 cars in the driveway now a days.. My house has 3 And we live in a small 2 bedroom unit.

[Blue Supra]

two people in my house and we have 3 cars.

[clutch-monkey]

is this new cars only?
4 people in my house 7-8 cars lmao

[johnnynumfiv]

4 people in the house and about 15 cars, Go america!

[clutch-monkey]

Originally Posted by johnnynumfiv

4 people in the house and about 15 cars, Go america!

i was gonna make a crack about consumerism but it's more recycling isn't it

[johnnynumfiv]

Originally Posted by clutch-monkey

i was gonna make a crack about consumerism but it's more recycling isn't it

We are letting most of them return to the earth in the form of rust.

[fpv_gtho]

Originally Posted by clutch-monkey

is this new cars only?

Yeah, new cars, buses and trucks IIRC.

In some ways, 1 mill still isnt much. When Holden broke their record for sales with the VT a few years back, IIRC the previous record dated back to the HQ, albeit in an environment nowhere near so heavily influenced by imports.

Makes you wonder though why we have 7 million cars for 16 million people, while we have a lot of cities as you probably know

7 million cars, or 7 million new cars sold each year? Its the latter which is relevant.

The last 3-4 years straight our figures have been within 50-100K units of selling a million. Even going back 10 years it'd wouldnt be too risky to say we've sold around 7 million.

[HuisZi]

2adults, 2 children: 5 cars..

[fordman6]

2 adults, 1 kid and 2 cars (1 atm, new car on weekend)

[SlickHolden]

Originally Posted by johnnynumfiv

4 people in the house and about 15 cars, Go america!

That's because you dont have a all in one car like we do..

You need a huge truck to tow, 4 door family car family things, 2 door for a muscle car..
In OZ we buy the one or at worst 2 to do all that.

[drakkie]

Originally Posted by johnnynumfiv

4 people in the house and about 15 cars, Go america!

I can beat that My uncle has about 20 cars in various conditions, for two persons