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 Katanning (S), accounting for 33.9% (493 households). This share was lower than Regional WA (37.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 63 households and 3.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Katanning (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Katanning (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Katanning (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
104
% of total
7.1%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
104
7.1%
+1.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
468
% of total
32.1%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
468
32.1%
+3.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
493
% of total
33.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
493
33.9%
-0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
349
% of total
24.0%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
349
24.0%
-1.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
43
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
43
3.0%
-2.1pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+23
+1.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+63
+3.2pp
2 motor vehicles
+14
-0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-7
-1.4pp
Not stated
-28
-2.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Katanning (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 | 104 | 7.1% | 4.8% | 81 | 5.8% | 5.1% | +23 | +1.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 468 | 32.1% | 31.3% | 405 | 28.9% | 29.4% | +63 | +3.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 493 | 33.9% | 37.7% | 479 | 34.2% | 37.1% | +14 | -0.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 349 | 24.0% | 24.2% | 356 | 25.4% | 24.5% | -7 | -1.4pp |
| Not stated | 43 | 3.0% | 2.0% | 71 | 5.1% | 4.0% | -28 | -2.1pp |
| Total households | 1,456 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,399 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +57 | 0.0pp |