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.

Key insight

In 2021, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Bugle Ranges, accounting for 36.6% (37 households). This share was higher than Mount Barker (DC) (24.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 6 households and 5.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Bugle Ranges - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Bugle Ranges in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mount Barker (DC) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Bugle Ranges, with comparison markers for Mount Barker (DC).

Bugle Ranges
Mount Barker (DC)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

17

% of total

16.8%

Change from 2016

+5.5pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

33

% of total

32.7%

Change from 2016

-2.4pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

37

% of total

36.6%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Not stated

2021 count

10

% of total

9.9%

Change from 2016

+2.7pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Bugle Ranges. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Barker (DC).

Number of cars per household for Bugle Ranges. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Barker (DC).
Number of cars per household for Bugle Ranges. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Barker (DC).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mount Barker (DC)%Count%Mount Barker (DC)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%3.4%00.0%3.5%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle1716.8%29.0%1111.3%27.5%+6+5.5pp
2 motor vehicles3332.7%39.6%3435.1%39.7%-1-2.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles3736.6%24.1%3637.1%22.8%+1-0.5pp
Not stated109.9%3.8%77.2%6.5%+3+2.7pp
Total households101100.0%100.0%97100.0%100.0%+40.0pp