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 Binjari, accounting for 48.6% (18 households). This share was higher than Katherine (T) (31.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 15 households and 36.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Binjari - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Binjari in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Katherine (T) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Binjari, with comparison markers for Katherine (T).

Binjari
Katherine (T)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

16

% of total

43.2%

Change from 2016

-28.8pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

18

% of total

48.6%

Change from 2016

+36.6pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

4

% of total

10.8%

Change from 2016

+10.8pp

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

0.0pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Binjari. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).

Number of cars per household for Binjari. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).
Number of cars per household for Binjari. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).
Category20212016Change
Count%Katherine (T)%Count%Katherine (T)%Countpp
No motor vehicles1643.2%7.3%1872.0%7.8%-2-28.8pp
1 motor vehicle1848.6%31.3%312.0%31.5%+15+36.6pp
2 motor vehicles410.8%35.0%00.0%35.1%+4+10.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles00.0%21.4%00.0%18.8%00.0pp
Not stated00.0%5.3%00.0%6.9%00.0pp
Total households37100.0%100.0%25100.0%100.0%+120.0pp