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 Esperance, accounting for 40.5% (447 households). This share was higher than Esperance (S) (29%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 73 households and 3.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Esperance - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Esperance in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Esperance (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Esperance, with comparison markers for Esperance (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
120
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
120
10.9%
-1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
447
% of total
40.5%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
447
40.5%
+3.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
283
% of total
25.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
283
25.6%
0.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
115
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
115
10.4%
+1.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
137
% of total
12.4%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
137
12.4%
-3.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-3
-1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+73
+3.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+21
0.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+21
+1.2pp
Not stated
-24
-3.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Esperance. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Esperance (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Esperance (S)% | Count | % | Esperance (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 120 | 10.9% | 4.0% | 123 | 12.0% | 4.4% | -3 | -1.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 447 | 40.5% | 29.0% | 374 | 36.6% | 25.3% | +73 | +3.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 283 | 25.6% | 34.3% | 262 | 25.6% | 33.1% | +21 | 0.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 115 | 10.4% | 22.2% | 94 | 9.2% | 22.6% | +21 | +1.2pp |
| Not stated | 137 | 12.4% | 10.5% | 161 | 15.8% | 14.6% | -24 | -3.4pp |
| Total households | 1,105 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,022 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +83 | 0.0pp |