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.

Key insight

In 2021, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Orange Springs, accounting for 36.4% (4 households). This share was higher than Gingin (S) (26.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 4 households and 36.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Orange Springs - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Orange Springs in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Gingin (S) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Orange Springs, with comparison markers for Gingin (S).

Orange Springs
Gingin (S)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

4

% of total

36.4%

Change from 2016

+36.4pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-66.7pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-50.0pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Orange Springs. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Gingin (S).

Number of cars per household for Orange Springs. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Gingin (S).
Number of cars per household for Orange Springs. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Gingin (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Gingin (S)%Count%Gingin (S)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%2.1%00.0%1.7%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle436.4%26.1%00.0%22.5%+4+36.4pp
2 motor vehicles00.0%34.3%466.7%33.9%-4-66.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles00.0%29.2%00.0%29.0%00.0pp
Not stated00.0%8.3%350.0%12.9%-3-50.0pp
Total households11100.0%100.0%6100.0%100.0%+50.0pp