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 Exmouth (S), accounting for 37.6% (413 households). This share was similar to Regional WA (37.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 97 households and 4.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Exmouth (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Exmouth (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Exmouth (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
20
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
20
1.8%
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
335
% of total
30.5%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
335
30.5%
+0.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
413
% of total
37.6%
Change from 2016
+4.3pp
413
37.6%
+4.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
304
% of total
27.7%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
304
27.7%
+0.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
25
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-5.5pp
25
2.3%
-5.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-2
-0.5pp
1 motor vehicle
+54
+0.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+97
+4.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+46
+0.5pp
Not stated
-49
-5.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Exmouth (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 | 20 | 1.8% | 4.8% | 22 | 2.3% | 5.1% | -2 | -0.5pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 335 | 30.5% | 31.3% | 281 | 29.6% | 29.4% | +54 | +0.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 413 | 37.6% | 37.7% | 316 | 33.3% | 37.1% | +97 | +4.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 304 | 27.7% | 24.2% | 258 | 27.2% | 24.5% | +46 | +0.5pp |
| Not stated | 25 | 2.3% | 2.0% | 74 | 7.8% | 4.0% | -49 | -5.5pp |
| Total households | 1,097 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 949 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +148 | 0.0pp |