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 Warradale, accounting for 40.8% (1,007 households). This share was higher than Marion (C) (37.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 174 households and 3.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Warradale - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Warradale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Marion (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Warradale, with comparison markers for Marion (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
155
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
155
6.3%
-0.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,007
% of total
40.8%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
1,007
40.8%
+1.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
940
% of total
38.1%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
940
38.1%
+3.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
310
% of total
12.6%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
310
12.6%
-1.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
51
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
51
2.1%
-3.3pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
-0.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+137
+1.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+174
+3.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-3
-1.5pp
Not stated
-70
-3.3pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Warradale. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Marion (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Marion (C)% | Count | % | Marion (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 155 | 6.3% | 8.2% | 155 | 7.0% | 8.6% | 0 | -0.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,007 | 40.8% | 37.3% | 870 | 39.1% | 36.8% | +137 | +1.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 940 | 38.1% | 36.1% | 766 | 34.4% | 34.7% | +174 | +3.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 310 | 12.6% | 15.5% | 313 | 14.1% | 14.2% | -3 | -1.5pp |
| Not stated | 51 | 2.1% | 3.0% | 121 | 5.4% | 5.7% | -70 | -3.3pp |
| Total households | 2,470 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,226 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +244 | 0.0pp |