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 Central Desert (R), accounting for 42% (300 households). This share was higher than Regional NT (35.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which decreased by 104 households and 15.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Central Desert (R) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Central Desert (R) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NT and change since 2016.
Chart view
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Central Desert (R), with comparison markers for Regional NT.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
208
% of total
29.1%
Change from 2016
-15.7pp
208
29.1%
-15.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
300
% of total
42.0%
Change from 2016
+9.0pp
300
42.0%
+9.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
101
% of total
14.1%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
101
14.1%
+1.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
58
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
58
8.1%
+1.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
41
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
41
5.7%
+2.1pp
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-104
-15.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+70
+9.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+15
+1.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+12
+1.5pp
Not stated
+16
+2.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Central Desert (R). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NT.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 208 | 29.1% | 21.6% | 312 | 44.8% | 21.2% | -104 | -15.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 300 | 42.0% | 35.2% | 230 | 33.0% | 34.1% | +70 | +9.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 101 | 14.1% | 25.9% | 86 | 12.3% | 25.3% | +15 | +1.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 58 | 8.1% | 13.8% | 46 | 6.6% | 12.8% | +12 | +1.5pp |
| Not stated | 41 | 5.7% | 3.4% | 25 | 3.6% | 6.6% | +16 | +2.1pp |
| Total households | 715 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 697 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +18 | 0.0pp |