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 Silver Sands, accounting for 39.7% (232 households). This share was higher than Mandurah (C) (35.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 52 households and 4.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Silver Sands - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Silver Sands in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Silver Sands, with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
12
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
12
2.1%
+0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
204
% of total
34.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
204
34.9%
+0.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
232
% of total
39.7%
Change from 2016
+4.4pp
232
39.7%
+4.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
110
% of total
18.8%
Change from 2016
-4.7pp
110
18.8%
-4.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
24
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
24
4.1%
-1.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+2
+0.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+27
+0.2pp
2 motor vehicles
+52
+4.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-10
-4.7pp
Not stated
-6
-1.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Silver Sands. 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 | 12 | 2.1% | 5.0% | 10 | 2.0% | 4.4% | +2 | +0.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 204 | 34.9% | 38.2% | 177 | 34.7% | 35.6% | +27 | +0.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 232 | 39.7% | 35.3% | 180 | 35.3% | 35.0% | +52 | +4.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 110 | 18.8% | 17.2% | 120 | 23.5% | 17.1% | -10 | -4.7pp |
| Not stated | 24 | 4.1% | 4.4% | 30 | 5.9% | 7.9% | -6 | -1.8pp |
| Total households | 585 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 510 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +75 | 0.0pp |