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 Cable Beach, accounting for 42% (1,199 households). This share was higher than Broome (S) (41.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 98 households and 3.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Cable Beach - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Cable Beach in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Broome (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cable Beach, with comparison markers for Broome (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
141
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
141
4.9%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,199
% of total
42.0%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
1,199
42.0%
+3.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
831
% of total
29.1%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
831
29.1%
+0.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
414
% of total
14.5%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
414
14.5%
+1.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
265
% of total
9.3%
Change from 2016
-6.1pp
265
9.3%
-6.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+98
+3.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+19
+0.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+42
+1.6pp
Not stated
-178
-6.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Cable Beach. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Broome (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Broome (S)% | Count | % | Broome (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 141 | 4.9% | 7.2% | 141 | 4.9% | 8.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,199 | 42.0% | 41.1% | 1,101 | 38.3% | 35.8% | +98 | +3.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 831 | 29.1% | 25.9% | 812 | 28.2% | 26.6% | +19 | +0.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 414 | 14.5% | 14.0% | 372 | 12.9% | 12.7% | +42 | +1.6pp |
| Not stated | 265 | 9.3% | 11.8% | 443 | 15.4% | 16.6% | -178 | -6.1pp |
| Total households | 2,853 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,876 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -23 | 0.0pp |