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.

Key insight

In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Djugun, accounting for 37.2% (433 households). This share was higher than Broome (S) (25.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 30 households, while its share fell by 0.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Djugun - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Djugun in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Broome (S) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Djugun, with comparison markers for Broome (S).

Djugun
Broome (S)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

57

% of total

4.9%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

257

% of total

22.1%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

433

% of total

37.2%

Change from 2016

-3.1pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

250

% of total

21.5%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Not stated

2021 count

159

% of total

13.7%

Change from 2016

+2.9pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Djugun. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Broome (S).

Number of cars per household for Djugun. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Broome (S).
Number of cars per household for Djugun. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Broome (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Broome (S)%Count%Broome (S)%Countpp
No motor vehicles574.9%7.2%373.6%8.3%+20+1.3pp
1 motor vehicle25722.1%41.1%23923.6%35.8%+18-1.5pp
2 motor vehicles43337.2%25.9%40940.3%26.6%+24-3.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles25021.5%14.0%22021.7%12.7%+30-0.2pp
Not stated15913.7%11.8%11010.8%16.6%+49+2.9pp
Total households1,163100.0%100.0%1,014100.0%100.0%+1490.0pp