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 Woree, accounting for 40.2% (917 households). This share was higher than Cairns (R) (35.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 54 households and 1.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Woree - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Woree in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Woree, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
199
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
199
8.7%
-1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
917
% of total
40.2%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
917
40.2%
+0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
588
% of total
25.8%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
588
25.8%
+1.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
227
% of total
9.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
227
9.9%
-0.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
348
% of total
15.2%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
348
15.2%
-0.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-31
-1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+45
+0.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+54
+1.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+1
-0.3pp
Not stated
+2
-0.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Woree. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 199 | 8.7% | 6.1% | 230 | 10.4% | 6.5% | -31 | -1.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 917 | 40.2% | 35.3% | 872 | 39.5% | 34.1% | +45 | +0.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 588 | 25.8% | 34.8% | 534 | 24.2% | 33.7% | +54 | +1.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 227 | 9.9% | 16.0% | 226 | 10.2% | 13.9% | +1 | -0.3pp |
| Not stated | 348 | 15.2% | 7.8% | 346 | 15.7% | 11.7% | +2 | -0.5pp |
| Total households | 2,283 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,209 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +74 | 0.0pp |