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 Quindalup, accounting for 40.8% (241 households). This share was higher than Busselton (C) (38.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 41 households and 3.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Quindalup - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Quindalup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Busselton (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Quindalup, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
7
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
7
1.2%
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
161
% of total
27.3%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
161
27.3%
+2.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
241
% of total
40.8%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
241
40.8%
+3.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
141
% of total
23.9%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
141
23.9%
+2.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
30
% of total
5.1%
Change from 2016
-7.7pp
30
5.1%
-7.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-1
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+25
+2.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+41
+3.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+26
+2.5pp
Not stated
-39
-7.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Quindalup. 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 | 7 | 1.2% | 3.1% | 8 | 1.5% | 3.3% | -1 | -0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 161 | 27.3% | 33.3% | 136 | 25.3% | 30.9% | +25 | +2.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 241 | 40.8% | 38.3% | 200 | 37.2% | 38.0% | +41 | +3.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 141 | 23.9% | 19.9% | 115 | 21.4% | 19.7% | +26 | +2.5pp |
| Not stated | 30 | 5.1% | 5.4% | 69 | 12.8% | 8.2% | -39 | -7.7pp |
| Total households | 590 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 537 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +53 | 0.0pp |