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 Lynwood (WA), accounting for 38.4% (536 households). This share was lower than Canning (C) (39.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 76 households and 3.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Lynwood (WA) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Lynwood (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Canning (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lynwood (WA), with comparison markers for Canning (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
70
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
70
5.0%
+0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
528
% of total
37.8%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
528
37.8%
+3.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
536
% of total
38.4%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
536
38.4%
+3.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
224
% of total
16.0%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
224
16.0%
-1.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
44
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
-5.5pp
44
3.2%
-5.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+12
+0.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+76
+3.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+71
+3.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-11
-1.7pp
Not stated
-72
-5.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Lynwood (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 | 70 | 5.0% | 4.6% | 58 | 4.4% | 4.8% | +12 | +0.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 528 | 37.8% | 31.8% | 452 | 34.1% | 29.7% | +76 | +3.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 536 | 38.4% | 39.5% | 465 | 35.0% | 38.0% | +71 | +3.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 224 | 16.0% | 20.3% | 235 | 17.7% | 21.5% | -11 | -1.7pp |
| Not stated | 44 | 3.2% | 3.8% | 116 | 8.7% | 6.1% | -72 | -5.5pp |
| Total households | 1,396 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,327 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +69 | 0.0pp |