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 Ferndale (WA), accounting for 39% (696 households). This share was lower than Canning (C) (39.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 69 households and 2.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Ferndale (WA) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Ferndale (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Canning (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ferndale (WA), with comparison markers for Canning (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
82
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
82
4.6%
-0.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
640
% of total
35.8%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
640
35.8%
+1.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
696
% of total
39.0%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
696
39.0%
+2.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
315
% of total
17.6%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
315
17.6%
-2.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
60
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
60
3.4%
-1.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-12
-0.9pp
1 motor vehicle
+53
+1.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+69
+2.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-27
-2.2pp
Not stated
-17
-1.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Ferndale (WA). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Canning (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Canning (C)% | Count | % | Canning (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 82 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 94 | 5.5% | 4.8% | -12 | -0.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 640 | 35.8% | 31.8% | 587 | 34.1% | 29.7% | +53 | +1.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 696 | 39.0% | 39.5% | 627 | 36.4% | 38.0% | +69 | +2.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 315 | 17.6% | 20.3% | 342 | 19.8% | 21.5% | -27 | -2.2pp |
| Not stated | 60 | 3.4% | 3.8% | 77 | 4.5% | 6.1% | -17 | -1.1pp |
| Total households | 1,786 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,723 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +63 | 0.0pp |