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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Cossack (NT), accounting for 38.2% (280 households). This share was higher than Katherine (T) (33.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 117 households and 11.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Cossack (NT) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Cossack (NT) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Katherine (T) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cossack (NT), with comparison markers for Katherine (T).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
37
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
37
5.0%
+0.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
280
% of total
38.2%
Change from 2016
+11.3pp
280
38.2%
+11.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
170
% of total
23.2%
Change from 2016
-5.8pp
170
23.2%
-5.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
151
% of total
20.6%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
151
20.6%
+1.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
99
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
-6.0pp
99
13.5%
-6.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+11
+0.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+117
+11.3pp
2 motor vehicles
-6
-5.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+32
+1.0pp
Not stated
-19
-6.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Cossack (NT). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Katherine (T)% | Count | % | Katherine (T)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 37 | 5.0% | 6.2% | 26 | 4.3% | 7.1% | +11 | +0.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 280 | 38.2% | 33.7% | 163 | 26.9% | 28.8% | +117 | +11.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 170 | 23.2% | 27.7% | 176 | 29.0% | 27.0% | -6 | -5.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 151 | 20.6% | 16.2% | 119 | 19.6% | 13.9% | +32 | +1.0pp |
| Not stated | 99 | 13.5% | 16.2% | 118 | 19.5% | 23.2% | -19 | -6.0pp |
| Total households | 733 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 606 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +127 | 0.0pp |