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 Barkly (R), accounting for 38.1% (610 households). This share was higher than Regional NT (35.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which increased by 78 households and 4.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Barkly (R) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Barkly (R) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NT and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Barkly (R), with comparison markers for Regional NT.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
522
% of total
32.6%
Change from 2016
+4.2pp
522
32.6%
+4.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
610
% of total
38.1%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
610
38.1%
+0.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
277
% of total
17.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
277
17.3%
+0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
128
% of total
8.0%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
128
8.0%
-1.9pp
Not stated
2021 count
64
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
64
4.0%
-3.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+78
+4.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+27
+0.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+12
+0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-27
-1.9pp
Not stated
-51
-3.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Barkly (R). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NT.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 522 | 32.6% | 21.6% | 444 | 28.4% | 21.2% | +78 | +4.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 610 | 38.1% | 35.2% | 583 | 37.3% | 34.1% | +27 | +0.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 277 | 17.3% | 25.9% | 265 | 17.0% | 25.3% | +12 | +0.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 128 | 8.0% | 13.8% | 155 | 9.9% | 12.8% | -27 | -1.9pp |
| Not stated | 64 | 4.0% | 3.4% | 115 | 7.4% | 6.6% | -51 | -3.4pp |
| Total households | 1,599 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,562 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +37 | 0.0pp |