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, no motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Ngaanyatjarraku (S), accounting for 58.5% (199 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (4.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which increased by 47 households and 16.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Ngaanyatjarraku (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Ngaanyatjarraku (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
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Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ngaanyatjarraku (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
199
% of total
58.5%
Change from 2016
+16.7pp
199
58.5%
+16.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
85
% of total
25.0%
Change from 2016
-8.8pp
85
25.0%
-8.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
25
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
25
7.4%
+0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
4
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
4
1.2%
-2.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
25
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
-5.5pp
25
7.4%
-5.5pp
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+47
+16.7pp
1 motor vehicle
-38
-8.8pp
2 motor vehicles
-1
+0.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-9
-2.4pp
Not stated
-22
-5.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Ngaanyatjarraku (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 199 | 58.5% | 4.8% | 152 | 41.8% | 5.1% | +47 | +16.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 85 | 25.0% | 31.3% | 123 | 33.8% | 29.4% | -38 | -8.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 25 | 7.4% | 37.7% | 26 | 7.1% | 37.1% | -1 | +0.3pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 4 | 1.2% | 24.2% | 13 | 3.6% | 24.5% | -9 | -2.4pp |
| Not stated | 25 | 7.4% | 2.0% | 47 | 12.9% | 4.0% | -22 | -5.5pp |
| Total households | 340 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 364 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -24 | 0.0pp |