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 Wilson, accounting for 36.3% (925 households). This share was lower than Canning (C) (39.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 96 households and 1.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Wilson - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Wilson in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Canning (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wilson, with comparison markers for Canning (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
165
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
165
6.5%
+0.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
852
% of total
33.4%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
852
33.4%
+1.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
925
% of total
36.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
925
36.3%
-0.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
506
% of total
19.8%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
506
19.8%
+1.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
96
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
-3.9pp
96
3.8%
-3.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+32
+0.9pp
1 motor vehicle
+96
+1.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+52
-0.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+60
+1.2pp
Not stated
-89
-3.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Wilson. 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 | 165 | 6.5% | 4.6% | 133 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +32 | +0.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 852 | 33.4% | 31.8% | 756 | 31.6% | 29.7% | +96 | +1.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 925 | 36.3% | 39.5% | 873 | 36.5% | 38.0% | +52 | -0.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 506 | 19.8% | 20.3% | 446 | 18.6% | 21.5% | +60 | +1.2pp |
| Not stated | 96 | 3.8% | 3.8% | 185 | 7.7% | 6.1% | -89 | -3.9pp |
| Total households | 2,550 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,393 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +157 | 0.0pp |