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 Bunbury (C), accounting for 40.1% (5,354 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (31.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 746 households and 2.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Bunbury (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Bunbury (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bunbury (C), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
850
% of total
6.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
850
6.4%
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
5,354
% of total
40.1%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
5,354
40.1%
+2.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
4,847
% of total
36.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
4,847
36.3%
-0.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
2,052
% of total
15.4%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
2,052
15.4%
-0.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
252
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
252
1.9%
-1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-6
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+746
+2.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+304
-0.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+109
-0.3pp
Not stated
-189
-1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Bunbury (C). 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 | 850 | 6.4% | 4.8% | 856 | 6.9% | 5.1% | -6 | -0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 5,354 | 40.1% | 31.3% | 4,608 | 37.2% | 29.4% | +746 | +2.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 4,847 | 36.3% | 37.7% | 4,543 | 36.7% | 37.1% | +304 | -0.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 2,052 | 15.4% | 24.2% | 1,943 | 15.7% | 24.5% | +109 | -0.3pp |
| Not stated | 252 | 1.9% | 2.0% | 441 | 3.6% | 4.0% | -189 | -1.7pp |
| Total households | 13,356 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 12,390 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +966 | 0.0pp |