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, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Nannup, accounting for 34.7% (159 households). This share was lower than Nannup (S) (35.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 23 households and 1.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Nannup - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Nannup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Nannup (S) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Nannup, with comparison markers for Nannup (S).

Nannup
Nannup (S)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

30

% of total

6.6%

Change from 2016

+2.8pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

130

% of total

28.4%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

159

% of total

34.7%

Change from 2016

-2.0pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

93

% of total

20.3%

Change from 2016

-1.2pp

Not stated

2021 count

46

% of total

10.0%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Nannup. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nannup (S).

Number of cars per household for Nannup. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nannup (S).
Number of cars per household for Nannup. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nannup (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Nannup (S)%Count%Nannup (S)%Countpp
No motor vehicles306.6%5.0%153.8%3.7%+15+2.8pp
1 motor vehicle13028.4%25.2%10727.1%26.6%+23+1.3pp
2 motor vehicles15934.7%35.5%14536.7%37.3%+14-2.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles9320.3%21.7%8521.5%22.9%+8-1.2pp
Not stated4610.0%13.0%4110.4%11.0%+5-0.4pp
Total households458100.0%100.0%395100.0%100.0%+630.0pp