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, no motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Aurukun, accounting for 54.9% (139 households). This share was similar to Aurukun (S) (54.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which decreased by 48 households and 10.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Aurukun - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Aurukun in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Aurukun (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Aurukun, with comparison markers for Aurukun (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
139
% of total
54.9%
Change from 2016
-10.9pp
139
54.9%
-10.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
64
% of total
25.3%
Change from 2016
+5.6pp
64
25.3%
+5.6pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
19
% of total
7.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
19
7.5%
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
0
0.0%
-1.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
29
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
+8.3pp
29
11.5%
+8.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-48
-10.9pp
1 motor vehicle
+8
+5.6pp
2 motor vehicles
0
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-4
-1.4pp
Not stated
+20
+8.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Aurukun. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Aurukun (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Aurukun (S)% | Count | % | Aurukun (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 139 | 54.9% | 54.9% | 187 | 65.8% | 65.8% | -48 | -10.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 64 | 25.3% | 25.3% | 56 | 19.7% | 19.7% | +8 | +5.6pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 19 | 7.5% | 7.5% | 19 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 0 | +0.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 1.4% | -4 | -1.4pp |
| Not stated | 29 | 11.5% | 11.5% | 9 | 3.2% | 3.2% | +20 | +8.3pp |
| Total households | 253 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 284 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -31 | 0.0pp |