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 Roebuck (part), accounting for 59.7% (516 households). This share was higher than Broome (S) (41.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 229 households and 10 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Roebuck (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Roebuck (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Broome (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Roebuck (part), with comparison markers for Broome (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
22
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
22
2.5%
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
516
% of total
59.7%
Change from 2016
+10.0pp
516
59.7%
+10.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
161
% of total
18.6%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
161
18.6%
-0.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
73
% of total
8.4%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
73
8.4%
-3.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
96
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
-5.3pp
96
11.1%
-5.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+4
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+229
+10.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+50
-0.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+7
-3.0pp
Not stated
+1
-5.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Roebuck (part). 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 | 22 | 2.5% | 7.2% | 18 | 3.1% | 8.3% | +4 | -0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 516 | 59.7% | 41.1% | 287 | 49.7% | 35.8% | +229 | +10.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 161 | 18.6% | 25.9% | 111 | 19.2% | 26.6% | +50 | -0.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 73 | 8.4% | 14.0% | 66 | 11.4% | 12.7% | +7 | -3.0pp |
| Not stated | 96 | 11.1% | 11.8% | 95 | 16.4% | 16.6% | +1 | -5.3pp |
| Total households | 865 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 578 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +287 | 0.0pp |