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 Peppermint Grove (S), accounting for 38.8% (203 households). This share was lower than Greater Perth (39.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 31 households and 5.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Peppermint Grove (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Peppermint Grove (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Perth and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Peppermint Grove (S), with comparison markers for Greater Perth.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
16
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
16
3.1%
+0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
138
% of total
26.4%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
138
26.4%
+3.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
203
% of total
38.8%
Change from 2016
-3.7pp
203
38.8%
-3.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
166
% of total
31.7%
Change from 2016
+5.4pp
166
31.7%
+5.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
4
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
4
0.8%
-1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+2
+0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+19
+3.2pp
2 motor vehicles
-15
-3.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+31
+5.4pp
Not stated
-9
-1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Peppermint Grove (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Perth.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 16 | 3.1% | 4.9% | 14 | 2.7% | 4.9% | +2 | +0.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 138 | 26.4% | 34.6% | 119 | 23.2% | 32.2% | +19 | +3.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 203 | 38.8% | 39.4% | 218 | 42.5% | 39.4% | -15 | -3.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 166 | 31.7% | 19.9% | 135 | 26.3% | 20.8% | +31 | +5.4pp |
| Not stated | 4 | 0.8% | 1.2% | 13 | 2.5% | 2.7% | -9 | -1.7pp |
| Total households | 523 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 513 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +10 | 0.0pp |