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, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Kojonup, accounting for 34.4% (161 households). This share was similar to Kojonup (S) (34.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 161 households and 34.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Kojonup - Households (Enumerated)

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

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Kojonup, with comparison markers for Kojonup (S).

Kojonup
Kojonup (S)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

34

% of total

7.3%

Change from 2016

-20.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

142

% of total

30.3%

Change from 2016

+3.0pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

161

% of total

34.4%

Change from 2016

+34.4pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

114

% of total

24.4%

Change from 2016

-2.9pp

Not stated

2021 count

23

% of total

4.9%

Change from 2016

+4.9pp

Data table

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

Number of cars per household for Kojonup. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Kojonup (S).
Number of cars per household for Kojonup. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Kojonup (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Kojonup (S)%Count%Kojonup (S)%Countpp
No motor vehicles347.3%4.6%327.3%4.6%+31-20.0pp
1 motor vehicle14230.3%24.4%327.3%22.6%+139+3.0pp
2 motor vehicles16134.4%34.3%00.0%35.1%+161+34.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles11424.4%34.1%327.3%33.4%+111-2.9pp
Not stated234.9%3.0%00.0%3.5%+23+4.9pp
Total households468100.0%100.0%11100.0%100.0%+4570.0pp