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 Greenfields, accounting for 43.7% (1,770 households). This share was higher than Mandurah (C) (39.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 1,512 households and 16.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Greenfields - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Greenfields in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.
Chart view
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Greenfields, with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
296
% of total
7.3%
Change from 2016
+4.9pp
296
7.3%
+4.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,770
% of total
43.7%
Change from 2016
+16.4pp
1,770
43.7%
+16.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,195
% of total
29.5%
Change from 2016
-8.7pp
1,195
29.5%
-8.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
730
% of total
18.0%
Change from 2016
-11.6pp
730
18.0%
-11.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
62
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
62
1.5%
-0.7pp
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+273
+4.9pp
1 motor vehicle
+1,512
+16.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+834
-8.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+450
-11.6pp
Not stated
+41
-0.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Greenfields. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 296 | 7.3% | 5.1% | 23 | 2.4% | 4.5% | +273 | +4.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,770 | 43.7% | 39.2% | 258 | 27.3% | 37.3% | +1,512 | +16.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,195 | 29.5% | 36.5% | 361 | 38.2% | 36.9% | +834 | -8.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 730 | 18.0% | 17.8% | 280 | 29.6% | 18.0% | +450 | -11.6pp |
| Not stated | 62 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 21 | 2.2% | 3.3% | +41 | -0.7pp |
| Total households | 4,053 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 946 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +3,107 | 0.0pp |