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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Hill River (WA), accounting for 56.1% (23 households). This share was higher than Dandaragan (S) (27.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which decreased by 249 households and 13.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Hill River (WA) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Hill River (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Dandaragan (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hill River (WA), with comparison markers for Dandaragan (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-4.1pp
0
0.0%
-4.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
8
% of total
19.5%
Change from 2016
-13.9pp
8
19.5%
-13.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
10
% of total
24.4%
Change from 2016
-13.7pp
10
24.4%
-13.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
23
% of total
56.1%
Change from 2016
+35.5pp
23
56.1%
+35.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
0
0.0%
-2.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-28
-4.1pp
1 motor vehicle
-219
-13.9pp
2 motor vehicles
-249
-13.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-117
+35.5pp
Not stated
-18
-2.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Hill River (WA). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dandaragan (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Dandaragan (S)% | Count | % | Dandaragan (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 28 | 4.1% | 2.4% | -28 | -4.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 8 | 19.5% | 29.1% | 227 | 33.4% | 27.1% | -219 | -13.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 10 | 24.4% | 40.0% | 259 | 38.1% | 37.7% | -249 | -13.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 23 | 56.1% | 27.5% | 140 | 20.6% | 29.1% | -117 | +35.5pp |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 18 | 2.6% | 4.3% | -18 | -2.6pp |
| Total households | 41 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 680 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -639 | 0.0pp |