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 Safety Bay, accounting for 37.2% (1,173 households). This share was lower than Rockingham (C) (38.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 146 households and 3.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Safety Bay - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Safety Bay in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Rockingham (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Safety Bay, with comparison markers for Rockingham (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
121
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
121
3.8%
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,071
% of total
33.9%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
1,071
33.9%
+3.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,173
% of total
37.2%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
1,173
37.2%
+0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
664
% of total
21.0%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
664
21.0%
-0.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
116
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-3.2pp
116
3.7%
-3.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-3
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+146
+3.4pp
2 motor vehicles
+46
+0.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+11
-0.5pp
Not stated
-94
-3.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Safety Bay. 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 | 121 | 3.8% | 3.9% | 124 | 4.1% | 3.7% | -3 | -0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,071 | 33.9% | 33.3% | 925 | 30.5% | 29.9% | +146 | +3.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,173 | 37.2% | 38.5% | 1,127 | 37.1% | 38.5% | +46 | +0.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 664 | 21.0% | 19.9% | 653 | 21.5% | 19.8% | +11 | -0.5pp |
| Not stated | 116 | 3.7% | 4.4% | 210 | 6.9% | 8.0% | -94 | -3.2pp |
| Total households | 3,155 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,034 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +121 | 0.0pp |