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 Dalkeith, accounting for 45.8% (664 households). This share was higher than Nedlands (C) (45%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 51 households and 2.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Dalkeith - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Dalkeith in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Nedlands (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Dalkeith, with comparison markers for Nedlands (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
25
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
25
1.7%
+0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
256
% of total
17.6%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
256
17.6%
+1.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
664
% of total
45.8%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
664
45.8%
-1.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
479
% of total
33.0%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
479
33.0%
+2.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
36
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
36
2.5%
-2.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+7
+0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+27
+1.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+8
-1.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+51
+2.5pp
Not stated
-27
-2.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Dalkeith. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nedlands (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Nedlands (C)% | Count | % | Nedlands (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 25 | 1.7% | 3.5% | 18 | 1.3% | 3.4% | +7 | +0.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 256 | 17.6% | 27.5% | 229 | 16.3% | 26.0% | +27 | +1.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 664 | 45.8% | 45.0% | 656 | 46.8% | 44.5% | +8 | -1.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 479 | 33.0% | 21.7% | 428 | 30.5% | 21.2% | +51 | +2.5pp |
| Not stated | 36 | 2.5% | 2.3% | 63 | 4.5% | 5.0% | -27 | -2.0pp |
| Total households | 1,451 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,403 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +48 | 0.0pp |