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, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Brookton (S), accounting for 39.2% (130 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (37.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 21 households and 2.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Brookton (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Brookton (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Brookton (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
15
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
15
4.5%
-0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
82
% of total
24.7%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
82
24.7%
-2.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
130
% of total
39.2%
Change from 2016
+8.3pp
130
39.2%
+8.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
101
% of total
30.4%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
101
30.4%
-0.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
7
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-4.3pp
7
2.1%
-4.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-5
-0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
-21
-2.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+14
+8.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-16
-0.8pp
Not stated
-17
-4.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Brookton (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 15 | 4.5% | 4.8% | 20 | 5.3% | 5.1% | -5 | -0.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 82 | 24.7% | 31.3% | 103 | 27.5% | 29.4% | -21 | -2.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 130 | 39.2% | 37.7% | 116 | 30.9% | 37.1% | +14 | +8.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 101 | 30.4% | 24.2% | 117 | 31.2% | 24.5% | -16 | -0.8pp |
| Not stated | 7 | 2.1% | 2.0% | 24 | 6.4% | 4.0% | -17 | -4.3pp |
| Total households | 332 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 375 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -43 | 0.0pp |