Housing
Number of cars per household
About this topic
Number of cars per household shows how many registered motor vehicles are available to people living in a household. It is a measure of access to private transport rather than total travel activity.
This topic is useful for understanding mobility, transport choice, and access to jobs and services. It should be read with public transport availability, household type, income, and travel to work, because high or low car ownership can reflect very different local conditions.
Interpretation notes
- This measures registered motor vehicles owned or used by residents that were garaged or parked at or near the dwelling on Census night.
- Vehicle counts are a household access measure, not a direct measure of how often people drive or commute.
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Key insight
In 2021, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Centennial Park (WA), accounting for 54.4% (222 households). This share was higher than Albany (C) (32.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 32 households and 3.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Centennial Park (WA) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Centennial Park (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Albany (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Centennial Park (WA), with comparison markers for Albany (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
39
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
39
9.6%
+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
222
% of total
54.4%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
222
54.4%
+3.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
89
% of total
21.8%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
89
21.8%
+1.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
35
% of total
8.6%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
35
8.6%
+2.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
34
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
-5.1pp
34
8.3%
-5.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+5
+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+32
+3.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+13
+1.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+13
+2.7pp
Not stated
-16
-5.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Centennial Park (WA). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Albany (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Albany (C)% | Count | % | Albany (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 39 | 9.6% | 4.4% | 34 | 9.1% | 4.4% | +5 | +0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 222 | 54.4% | 32.5% | 190 | 50.9% | 30.2% | +32 | +3.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 89 | 21.8% | 35.9% | 76 | 20.4% | 35.2% | +13 | +1.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 35 | 8.6% | 22.1% | 22 | 5.9% | 22.1% | +13 | +2.7pp |
| Not stated | 34 | 8.3% | 5.2% | 50 | 13.4% | 8.2% | -16 | -5.1pp |
| Total households | 408 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 373 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +35 | 0.0pp |