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 Leonora (S), accounting for 29.8% (163 households). This share was lower than Regional WA (31.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which increased by 18 households and 1.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Leonora (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Leonora (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Leonora (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
58
% of total
10.6%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
58
10.6%
+1.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
163
% of total
29.8%
Change from 2016
-7.8pp
163
29.8%
-7.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
109
% of total
19.9%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
109
19.9%
-1.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
59
% of total
10.8%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
59
10.8%
+1.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
147
% of total
26.9%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
147
26.9%
+3.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+18
+1.8pp
1 motor vehicle
-7
-7.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+12
-1.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+16
+1.3pp
Not stated
+43
+3.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Leonora (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 | 58 | 10.6% | 4.7% | 40 | 8.8% | 4.9% | +18 | +1.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 163 | 29.8% | 31.4% | 170 | 37.6% | 28.8% | -7 | -7.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 109 | 19.9% | 33.3% | 97 | 21.5% | 33.1% | +12 | -1.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 59 | 10.8% | 20.9% | 43 | 9.5% | 21.4% | +16 | +1.3pp |
| Not stated | 147 | 26.9% | 9.8% | 104 | 23.0% | 12.0% | +43 | +3.9pp |
| Total households | 547 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 452 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +95 | 0.0pp |