Figure 4.4: Vehicle ownership per person in New Zealand, 1950–2005

Data source: Ministry of Transport, 2005.

Year	Number of vehicles per person
1950	0.21
1951	0.23
1952	0.24
1953	0.25
1954	0.26
1955	0.28
1956	0.29
1957	0.30
1958	0.30
1959	0.31
1960	0.32
1961	0.33
1962	0.34
1963	0.35
1964	0.37
1965	0.38
1966	0.39
1967	0.40
1968	0.40
1969	0.41
1970	0.42
1971	0.44
1972	0.46
1973	0.48
1974	0.49
1975	0.50
1976	0.52
1977	0.52
1978	0.53
1979	0.55
1980	0.56
1981	0.58
1982	0.58
1983	0.59
1984	0.60
1985	0.60
1986	0.61
1987	0.61
1988	0.61
1989	0.63
1990	0.64
1991	0.64
1992	0.64
1993	0.64
1994	0.64
1995	0.65
1996	0.64
1997	0.64
1998	0.64
1999	0.66
2000	0.68
2001	0.68
2002	0.69
2003	0.70
2004	0.72
2005	0.74