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 Lagrange, accounting for 41.4% (101 households). This share was higher than Broome (S) (41.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 17 households and 2.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Lagrange - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Lagrange in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Broome (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lagrange, with comparison markers for Broome (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
79
% of total
32.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
79
32.4%
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
101
% of total
41.4%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
101
41.4%
+2.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
27
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
27
11.1%
-3.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
12
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
12
4.9%
+0.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
22
% of total
9.0%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
22
9.0%
+1.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+7
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+17
+2.9pp
2 motor vehicles
-4
-3.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+2
+0.3pp
Not stated
+5
+1.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Lagrange. 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 | 79 | 32.4% | 7.2% | 72 | 33.0% | 8.3% | +7 | -0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 101 | 41.4% | 41.1% | 84 | 38.5% | 35.8% | +17 | +2.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 27 | 11.1% | 25.9% | 31 | 14.2% | 26.6% | -4 | -3.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 12 | 4.9% | 14.0% | 10 | 4.6% | 12.7% | +2 | +0.3pp |
| Not stated | 22 | 9.0% | 11.8% | 17 | 7.8% | 16.6% | +5 | +1.2pp |
| Total households | 244 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 218 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +26 | 0.0pp |