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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Cooloongup, accounting for 39.3% (1,017 households). This share was higher than Rockingham (C) (34.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 993 households and 21.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Cooloongup - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Cooloongup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Rockingham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cooloongup, with comparison markers for Rockingham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
164
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
+4.1pp
164
6.3%
+4.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,017
% of total
39.3%
Change from 2016
+21.8pp
1,017
39.3%
+21.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
887
% of total
34.3%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
887
34.3%
+2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
469
% of total
18.1%
Change from 2016
-26.4pp
469
18.1%
-26.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
45
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
45
1.7%
+1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+161
+4.1pp
1 motor vehicle
+993
+21.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+843
+2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+408
-26.4pp
Not stated
+45
+1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Cooloongup. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Rockingham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Rockingham (C)% | Count | % | Rockingham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 164 | 6.3% | 3.9% | 3 | 2.2% | 3.8% | +161 | +4.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,017 | 39.3% | 34.2% | 24 | 17.5% | 31.5% | +993 | +21.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 887 | 34.3% | 39.8% | 44 | 32.1% | 40.8% | +843 | +2.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 469 | 18.1% | 20.7% | 61 | 44.5% | 21.0% | +408 | -26.4pp |
| Not stated | 45 | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.8% | +45 | +1.7pp |
| Total households | 2,587 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 137 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,450 | 0.0pp |