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 Bulgarra, accounting for 40.7% (378 households). This share was lower than Karratha (C) (43.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 48 households and 3.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Bulgarra - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Bulgarra in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Karratha (C) and change since 2016.
Chart view
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bulgarra, with comparison markers for Karratha (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
39
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
39
4.2%
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
244
% of total
26.3%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
244
26.3%
+3.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
378
% of total
40.7%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
378
40.7%
+3.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
249
% of total
26.8%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
249
26.8%
-2.9pp
Not stated
2021 count
18
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-3.5pp
18
1.9%
-3.5pp
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-1
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+38
+3.2pp
2 motor vehicles
+48
+3.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-15
-2.9pp
Not stated
-30
-3.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Bulgarra. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Karratha (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Karratha (C)% | Count | % | Karratha (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 39 | 4.2% | 3.3% | 40 | 4.5% | 4.2% | -1 | -0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 244 | 26.3% | 24.8% | 206 | 23.1% | 24.5% | +38 | +3.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 378 | 40.7% | 43.9% | 330 | 37.1% | 41.4% | +48 | +3.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 249 | 26.8% | 26.0% | 264 | 29.7% | 25.8% | -15 | -2.9pp |
| Not stated | 18 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 48 | 5.4% | 4.0% | -30 | -3.5pp |
| Total households | 929 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 890 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +39 | 0.0pp |