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 Cooktown, accounting for 40% (585 households). This share was lower than Cook (S) (41.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 155 households and 7.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Cooktown - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Cooktown in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cook (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cooktown, with comparison markers for Cook (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
87
% of total
6.0%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
87
6.0%
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
585
% of total
40.0%
Change from 2016
+7.4pp
585
40.0%
+7.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
385
% of total
26.3%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
385
26.3%
+1.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
183
% of total
12.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
183
12.5%
+0.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
236
% of total
16.1%
Change from 2016
-7.5pp
236
16.1%
-7.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+4
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+155
+7.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+58
+1.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+22
+0.3pp
Not stated
-75
-7.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Cooktown. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cook (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cook (S)% | Count | % | Cook (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 87 | 6.0% | 6.8% | 83 | 6.3% | 7.1% | +4 | -0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 585 | 40.0% | 41.9% | 430 | 32.6% | 31.1% | +155 | +7.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 385 | 26.3% | 21.1% | 327 | 24.8% | 21.8% | +58 | +1.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 183 | 12.5% | 11.0% | 161 | 12.2% | 11.5% | +22 | +0.3pp |
| Not stated | 236 | 16.1% | 19.4% | 311 | 23.6% | 28.8% | -75 | -7.5pp |
| Total households | 1,462 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,319 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +143 | 0.0pp |