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 Nulsen, accounting for 43.3% (173 households). This share was higher than Esperance (S) (30.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 173 households and 43.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Nulsen - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Nulsen in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Esperance (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nulsen, with comparison markers for Esperance (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
40
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
+10.0pp
40
10.0%
+10.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
173
% of total
43.3%
Change from 2016
+43.3pp
173
43.3%
+43.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
120
% of total
30.0%
Change from 2016
-17.6pp
120
30.0%
-17.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
56
% of total
14.0%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
56
14.0%
-0.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
11
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
11
2.8%
+2.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+40
+10.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+173
+43.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+110
-17.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+53
-0.3pp
Not stated
+11
+2.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Nulsen. 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 | 40 | 10.0% | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.9% | +40 | +10.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 173 | 43.3% | 30.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 27.2% | +173 | +43.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 120 | 30.0% | 38.2% | 10 | 47.6% | 37.5% | +110 | -17.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 56 | 14.0% | 25.2% | 3 | 14.3% | 25.8% | +53 | -0.3pp |
| Not stated | 11 | 2.8% | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.7% | +11 | +2.8pp |
| Total households | 400 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 21 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +379 | 0.0pp |