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 Dampier, accounting for 38.8% (185 households). This share was higher than Karratha (C) (35.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 34 households and 4.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Dampier - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Dampier in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Karratha (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Dampier, with comparison markers for Karratha (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
20
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
20
4.2%
+1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
98
% of total
20.5%
Change from 2016
+4.7pp
98
20.5%
+4.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
185
% of total
38.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
185
38.8%
+0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
125
% of total
26.2%
Change from 2016
-4.6pp
125
26.2%
-4.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
60
% of total
12.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
60
12.6%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+10
+1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+34
+4.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+28
+0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
0
-4.6pp
Not stated
+10
+0.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Dampier. 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 | 20 | 4.2% | 3.5% | 10 | 2.5% | 4.6% | +10 | +1.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 98 | 20.5% | 25.1% | 64 | 15.8% | 25.0% | +34 | +4.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 185 | 38.8% | 35.4% | 157 | 38.7% | 35.5% | +28 | +0.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 125 | 26.2% | 20.3% | 125 | 30.8% | 21.5% | 0 | -4.6pp |
| Not stated | 60 | 12.6% | 15.8% | 50 | 12.3% | 13.4% | +10 | +0.3pp |
| Total households | 477 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 406 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +71 | 0.0pp |