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 Cockburn (C), accounting for 41.9% (18,228 households). This share was higher than Greater Perth (39.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 3,485 households and 3.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Cockburn (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Cockburn (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Perth and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cockburn (C), with comparison markers for Greater Perth.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
1,746
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
1,746
4.0%
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
14,079
% of total
32.4%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
14,079
32.4%
+3.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
18,228
% of total
41.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
18,228
41.9%
-0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
8,991
% of total
20.7%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
8,991
20.7%
-1.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
468
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
468
1.1%
-1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+221
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+3,485
+3.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+2,842
-0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+1,022
-1.1pp
Not stated
-543
-1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Cockburn (C). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Perth.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 1,746 | 4.0% | 4.9% | 1,525 | 4.2% | 4.9% | +221 | -0.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 14,079 | 32.4% | 34.6% | 10,594 | 29.0% | 32.2% | +3,485 | +3.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 18,228 | 41.9% | 39.4% | 15,386 | 42.2% | 39.4% | +2,842 | -0.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 8,991 | 20.7% | 19.9% | 7,969 | 21.8% | 20.8% | +1,022 | -1.1pp |
| Not stated | 468 | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1,011 | 2.8% | 2.7% | -543 | -1.7pp |
| Total households | 43,510 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 36,489 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +7,021 | 0.0pp |