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.

Key insight

In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Trayning (S), accounting for 38.2% (50 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (37.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which decreased by 26 households and 17.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Trayning (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Trayning (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Trayning (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.

Trayning (S)
Regional WA

No motor vehicles

2021 count

6

% of total

4.6%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

44

% of total

33.6%

Change from 2016

+2.7pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

50

% of total

38.2%

Change from 2016

+13.0pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

28

% of total

21.4%

Change from 2016

-17.4pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-3.6pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Trayning (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.

Number of cars per household for Trayning (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Number of cars per household for Trayning (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional WA%Count%Regional WA%Countpp
No motor vehicles64.6%4.8%42.9%5.1%+2+1.7pp
1 motor vehicle4433.6%31.3%4330.9%29.4%+1+2.7pp
2 motor vehicles5038.2%37.7%3525.2%37.1%+15+13.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles2821.4%24.2%5438.8%24.5%-26-17.4pp
Not stated00.0%2.0%53.6%4.0%-5-3.6pp
Total households131100.0%100.0%139100.0%100.0%-80.0pp