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 Gibson, accounting for 34.3% (49 households). This share was similar to Esperance (S) (34.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 16 households and 7.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Gibson - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Gibson in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Esperance (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gibson, with comparison markers for Esperance (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
26
% of total
18.2%
Change from 2016
-4.4pp
26
18.2%
-4.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
49
% of total
34.3%
Change from 2016
+7.7pp
49
34.3%
+7.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
40
% of total
28.0%
Change from 2016
-13.1pp
40
28.0%
-13.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
20
% of total
14.0%
Change from 2016
+5.9pp
20
14.0%
+5.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
-2
-4.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+16
+7.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-11
-13.1pp
Not stated
+10
+5.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Gibson. 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 26 | 18.2% | 29.0% | 28 | 22.6% | 25.3% | -2 | -4.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 49 | 34.3% | 34.3% | 33 | 26.6% | 33.1% | +16 | +7.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 40 | 28.0% | 22.2% | 51 | 41.1% | 22.6% | -11 | -13.1pp |
| Not stated | 20 | 14.0% | 10.5% | 10 | 8.1% | 14.6% | +10 | +5.9pp |
| Total households | 143 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 124 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +19 | 0.0pp |