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, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Dunsborough, accounting for 45.5% (1,105 households). This share was higher than Busselton (C) (38.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 231 households and 3.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Dunsborough - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Dunsborough in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Busselton (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Dunsborough, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
30
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
30
1.2%
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
795
% of total
32.8%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
795
32.8%
+3.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,105
% of total
45.5%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
1,105
45.5%
-0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
356
% of total
14.7%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
356
14.7%
-0.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
140
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
140
5.8%
-1.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-5
-0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+231
+3.5pp
2 motor vehicles
+216
-0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+64
-0.5pp
Not stated
-2
-1.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Dunsborough. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Busselton (C)% | Count | % | Busselton (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 30 | 1.2% | 3.1% | 35 | 1.8% | 3.3% | -5 | -0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 795 | 32.8% | 33.3% | 564 | 29.3% | 30.9% | +231 | +3.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,105 | 45.5% | 38.3% | 889 | 46.3% | 38.0% | +216 | -0.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 356 | 14.7% | 19.9% | 292 | 15.2% | 19.7% | +64 | -0.5pp |
| Not stated | 140 | 5.8% | 5.4% | 142 | 7.4% | 8.2% | -2 | -1.6pp |
| Total households | 2,427 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,922 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +505 | 0.0pp |