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 Walkerston, accounting for 38.5% (508 households). This share was higher than Mackay (R) (36.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 85 households and 4.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Walkerston - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Walkerston in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Walkerston, with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
28
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
28
2.1%
+0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
308
% of total
23.3%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
308
23.3%
-1.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
508
% of total
38.5%
Change from 2016
-5.3pp
508
38.5%
-5.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
361
% of total
27.3%
Change from 2016
+4.6pp
361
27.3%
+4.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
116
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
116
8.8%
+1.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+7
+0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+12
-1.0pp
2 motor vehicles
-25
-5.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+85
+4.6pp
Not stated
+21
+1.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Walkerston. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 28 | 2.1% | 3.9% | 21 | 1.7% | 4.7% | +7 | +0.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 308 | 23.3% | 29.4% | 296 | 24.3% | 29.6% | +12 | -1.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 508 | 38.5% | 36.3% | 533 | 43.8% | 36.9% | -25 | -5.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 361 | 27.3% | 22.1% | 276 | 22.7% | 19.1% | +85 | +4.6pp |
| Not stated | 116 | 8.8% | 8.2% | 95 | 7.8% | 9.7% | +21 | +1.0pp |
| Total households | 1,321 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,217 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +104 | 0.0pp |