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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Metricup, accounting for 50% (39 households). This share was higher than Busselton (C) (21.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which decreased by 371 households and 17.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Metricup - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Metricup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Busselton (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Metricup, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
3
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
3
3.8%
+3.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
10
% of total
12.8%
Change from 2016
-5.5pp
10
12.8%
-5.5pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
28
% of total
35.9%
Change from 2016
-17.7pp
28
35.9%
-17.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
39
% of total
50.0%
Change from 2016
+24.5pp
39
50.0%
+24.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
0
0.0%
-1.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
+3.4pp
1 motor vehicle
-126
-5.5pp
2 motor vehicles
-371
-17.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-151
+24.5pp
Not stated
-12
-1.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Metricup. 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 | 3 | 3.8% | 3.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3.3% | 0 | +3.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 10 | 12.8% | 33.9% | 136 | 18.3% | 32.0% | -126 | -5.5pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 28 | 35.9% | 40.4% | 399 | 53.6% | 40.4% | -371 | -17.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 39 | 50.0% | 21.2% | 190 | 25.5% | 21.0% | -151 | +24.5pp |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 1.5% | 12 | 1.6% | 3.3% | -12 | -1.6pp |
| Total households | 78 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 744 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -666 | 0.0pp |