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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Paechtown, accounting for 54.3% (38 households). This share was higher than Mount Barker (DC) (25%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 446 households and 32.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Paechtown - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Paechtown in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mount Barker (DC) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Paechtown, with comparison markers for Mount Barker (DC).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-7.9pp
0
0.0%
-7.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
5
% of total
7.1%
Change from 2016
-32.2pp
5
7.1%
-32.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
19
% of total
27.1%
Change from 2016
-8.2pp
19
27.1%
-8.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
38
% of total
54.3%
Change from 2016
+39.5pp
38
54.3%
+39.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
0
0.0%
-3.4pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-91
-7.9pp
1 motor vehicle
-446
-32.2pp
2 motor vehicles
-387
-8.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-132
+39.5pp
Not stated
-39
-3.4pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Paechtown. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Barker (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mount Barker (DC)% | Count | % | Mount Barker (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 3.6% | 91 | 7.9% | 3.5% | -91 | -7.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 5 | 7.1% | 29.6% | 451 | 39.3% | 28.5% | -446 | -32.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 19 | 27.1% | 40.9% | 406 | 35.3% | 41.4% | -387 | -8.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 38 | 54.3% | 25.0% | 170 | 14.8% | 23.8% | -132 | +39.5pp |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 39 | 3.4% | 2.7% | -39 | -3.4pp |
| Total households | 70 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,149 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -1,079 | 0.0pp |