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 Alma (WA), accounting for 41.3% (19 households). This share was higher than Northampton (S) (26.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 10 households and 20.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Alma (WA) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Alma (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Northampton (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Alma (WA), with comparison markers for Northampton (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
13
% of total
28.3%
Change from 2016
+20.8pp
13
28.3%
+20.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
12
% of total
26.1%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
12
26.1%
+3.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
19
% of total
41.3%
Change from 2016
-13.7pp
19
41.3%
-13.7pp
Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-7.5pp
0
0.0%
-7.5pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+10
+20.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+3
+3.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-3
-13.7pp
Not stated
-3
-7.5pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Alma (WA). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northampton (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Northampton (S)% | Count | % | Northampton (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 13 | 28.3% | 30.3% | 3 | 7.5% | 32.2% | +10 | +20.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 12 | 26.1% | 38.0% | 9 | 22.5% | 35.5% | +3 | +3.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 19 | 41.3% | 26.3% | 22 | 55.0% | 24.6% | -3 | -13.7pp |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 3.8% | 3 | 7.5% | 4.0% | -3 | -7.5pp |
| Total households | 46 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 40 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +6 | 0.0pp |