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 Queens Park (WA), accounting for 36.3% (948 households). This share was higher than Canning (C) (31.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 161 households and 2.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Queens Park (WA) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Queens Park (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Canning (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Queens Park (WA), with comparison markers for Canning (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
160
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
160
6.1%
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
948
% of total
36.3%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
948
36.3%
+2.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
907
% of total
34.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
907
34.8%
0.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
426
% of total
16.3%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
426
16.3%
-1.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
155
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
155
5.9%
-2.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+14
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+161
+2.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+98
0.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+21
-1.1pp
Not stated
-32
-2.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Queens Park (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 | 160 | 6.1% | 4.6% | 146 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +14 | -0.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 948 | 36.3% | 31.8% | 787 | 33.9% | 29.7% | +161 | +2.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 907 | 34.8% | 39.5% | 809 | 34.8% | 38.0% | +98 | 0.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 426 | 16.3% | 20.3% | 405 | 17.4% | 21.5% | +21 | -1.1pp |
| Not stated | 155 | 5.9% | 3.8% | 187 | 8.1% | 6.1% | -32 | -2.2pp |
| Total households | 2,608 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,325 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +283 | 0.0pp |