Moving away from the city center of our capital, we notice that more and more households own a car, according to a study conducted by the Brussels Institute for Statistics and Analysis (IBSA).
In 2019, slightly less than one out of two Brussels households had a personal car (48%) and only 10% of Brussels households have several cars, according to a recent study by IBSA (the Brussels Institute of Statistics and analysis).
By way of comparison, at the national level, 27% of households are not motorized. As for multi-motorization (more than one vehicle per household), Brussels, with 10%, is far behind the other regions of the country, which show a multi-motorization rate of 29% in Flanders and 28% in Wallonia. .
From the center to the periphery
It can be seen that the distribution of vehicles is quite heterogeneous in the capital. According to the IBSA, the further away from the center of Brussels, the more often households own a car. Thus if we start from the Grand Place to go towards its outskirts, the percentage of motorized households goes successively from 26% in the Pentagon, to 38% in the First Crown (neighborhoods located between the boulevards of the small belt and the middle belt of Churchill Avenue to the south, General Jacques, Meiser, Brand Whitlock, Reyers and Wahis Boulevards to the east and railway lines to the west); and finally 56% in the Second Crown of the capital (beyond the middle belt to the regional limits).
The share of multi-motorized households follows the same pattern: from 3% in the Pentagon to 7% for the First Crown, to reach 13% in the Second Crown.
However, some areas are exceptions to the rule: depending on the social component, proximity or the public transport offer. In the places of the capital which host a high concentration of social housing, we note that the households residing in these districts are much less likely than elsewhere to have a car. The same applies to households residing near sites where higher education establishments are present or in sectors located near major roads. Households living in dense areas and characterized by good accessibility by public transport generally do not own a motorized vehicle.
Crossed the border of the periphery
The trend observed, namely that the number of car owners increases as one moves away from the center of Brussels, continues in the near outskirts of Brussels where eight out of ten households have at least one car there.
Multi-motorization also increases with the distance from the center to the periphery: 40% of motorized households in the outskirts of Brussels have two or more cars, compared to 22% in the Second Rim.
(with Belga)
In 2019, slightly less than one out of two Brussels households had a personal car (48%) and only 10% of Brussels households have several cars, according to a recent study by IBSA (the Brussels Institute of Statistics and analysis). By way of comparison, at the national level, 27% of households are not motorized. As for multi-motorization (more than one vehicle per household), Brussels, with 10%, is far behind the other regions of the country, which show a multi-motorization rate of 29% in Flanders and 28% in Wallonia. .From the center to the peripheryWe note that the distribution of vehicles is quite heterogeneous in the capital. According to the IBSA, the further away from the center of Brussels, the more often households own a car. Thus if we start from the Grand Place to go towards its outskirts, the percentage of motorized households goes successively from 26% in the Pentagon, to 38% in the First Crown (neighborhoods located between the boulevards of the small belt and the middle belt of Churchill Avenue to the south, General Jacques, Meiser, Brand Whitlock, Reyers and Wahis Boulevards to the east and railway lines to the west); and finally 56% in the Second Crown of the capital (beyond the middle belt to the regional limits). The share of multi-motorized households follows the same pattern: from 3% in the Pentagon to 7% for the First Crown, to reach 13% in the Second Crown. However, some areas are exceptions to the rule: depending on the social component, proximity or the public transport offer. In the places of the capital which host a high concentration of social housing, we note that the households residing in these districts are much less likely than elsewhere to have a car. The same applies to households residing near sites where higher education establishments are present or in sectors located near major roads. Households living in dense areas and characterized by good accessibility by public transport generally do not own a motorized vehicle. as one moves away from the center of Brussels, continues in the near outskirts of Brussels where eight out of ten households have at least one car there. Multi-motorization also increases with the distance from the center to the periphery: 40% of motorized households in the outskirts of Brussels have two or more cars, compared to 22% in the Second Crown. (with Belga)
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