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 Keith, accounting for 38.1% (212 households). This share was similar to Tatiara (DC) (38.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which increased by 102 households and 16.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Keith - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Keith in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tatiara (DC) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Keith, with comparison markers for Tatiara (DC).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
23
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
-16.3pp
23
4.1%
-16.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
181
% of total
32.5%
Change from 2016
-16.9pp
181
32.5%
-16.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
212
% of total
38.1%
Change from 2016
+16.9pp
212
38.1%
+16.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
126
% of total
22.6%
Change from 2016
+17.8pp
126
22.6%
+17.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
13
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
13
2.3%
-0.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-83
-16.3pp
1 motor vehicle
-76
-16.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+102
+16.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+101
+17.8pp
Not stated
0
-0.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Keith. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tatiara (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Tatiara (DC)% | Count | % | Tatiara (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 23 | 4.1% | 3.0% | 106 | 20.4% | 3.7% | -83 | -16.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 181 | 32.5% | 27.6% | 257 | 49.4% | 27.1% | -76 | -16.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 212 | 38.1% | 38.1% | 110 | 21.2% | 38.6% | +102 | +16.9pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 126 | 22.6% | 28.9% | 25 | 4.8% | 27.8% | +101 | +17.8pp |
| Not stated | 13 | 2.3% | 2.5% | 13 | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0 | -0.2pp |
| Total households | 557 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 520 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +37 | 0.0pp |