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 Nedlands (part), accounting for 43.6% (1,652 households). This share was lower than Nedlands (C) (45%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 90 households and 1.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Nedlands (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Nedlands (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Nedlands (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nedlands (part), with comparison markers for Nedlands (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
162
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
162
4.3%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,179
% of total
31.1%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
1,179
31.1%
+1.6pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,652
% of total
43.6%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
1,652
43.6%
+0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
719
% of total
19.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
719
19.0%
+0.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
77
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
77
2.0%
-2.6pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+2
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+90
+1.6pp
2 motor vehicles
+62
+0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+27
+0.3pp
Not stated
-91
-2.6pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Nedlands (part). 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 | 162 | 4.3% | 3.5% | 160 | 4.3% | 3.4% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,179 | 31.1% | 27.5% | 1,089 | 29.5% | 26.0% | +90 | +1.6pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,652 | 43.6% | 45.0% | 1,590 | 43.1% | 44.5% | +62 | +0.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 719 | 19.0% | 21.7% | 692 | 18.7% | 21.2% | +27 | +0.3pp |
| Not stated | 77 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 168 | 4.6% | 5.0% | -91 | -2.6pp |
| Total households | 3,790 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,692 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +98 | 0.0pp |