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 Nickol, accounting for 39.9% (654 households). This share was higher than Karratha (C) (35.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 50 households and 1.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Nickol - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Nickol in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Karratha (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nickol, with comparison markers for Karratha (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
21
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
21
1.3%
-1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
289
% of total
17.6%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
289
17.6%
-3.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
654
% of total
39.9%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
654
39.9%
-2.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
420
% of total
25.6%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
420
25.6%
+1.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
251
% of total
15.3%
Change from 2016
+5.3pp
251
15.3%
+5.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-25
-1.7pp
1 motor vehicle
-23
-3.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+13
-2.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+50
+1.2pp
Not stated
+99
+5.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Nickol. 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 | 21 | 1.3% | 3.5% | 46 | 3.0% | 4.6% | -25 | -1.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 289 | 17.6% | 25.1% | 312 | 20.6% | 25.0% | -23 | -3.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 654 | 39.9% | 35.4% | 641 | 42.3% | 35.5% | +13 | -2.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 420 | 25.6% | 20.3% | 370 | 24.4% | 21.5% | +50 | +1.2pp |
| Not stated | 251 | 15.3% | 15.8% | 152 | 10.0% | 13.4% | +99 | +5.3pp |
| Total households | 1,639 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,515 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +124 | 0.0pp |