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 Dandaragan (S), accounting for 35.6% (532 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (33.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 50 households and 2.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Dandaragan (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Dandaragan (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Dandaragan (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
31
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
31
2.1%
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
451
% of total
30.1%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
451
30.1%
+2.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
532
% of total
35.6%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
532
35.6%
+1.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
358
% of total
23.9%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
358
23.9%
-1.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
127
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
127
8.5%
-2.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-3
-0.2pp
1 motor vehicle
+50
+2.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+45
+1.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-6
-1.3pp
Not stated
-26
-2.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Dandaragan (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 31 | 2.1% | 4.7% | 34 | 2.3% | 4.9% | -3 | -0.2pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 451 | 30.1% | 31.4% | 401 | 27.7% | 28.8% | +50 | +2.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 532 | 35.6% | 33.3% | 487 | 33.7% | 33.1% | +45 | +1.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 358 | 23.9% | 20.9% | 364 | 25.2% | 21.4% | -6 | -1.3pp |
| Not stated | 127 | 8.5% | 9.8% | 153 | 10.6% | 12.0% | -26 | -2.1pp |
| Total households | 1,496 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,447 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +49 | 0.0pp |