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 Wagait (S), accounting for 41.1% (72 households). This share was higher than Regional NT (35.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 11 households and 2.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Wagait (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Wagait (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NT and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wagait (S), with comparison markers for Regional NT.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
7
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
7
4.0%
+1.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
72
% of total
41.1%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
72
41.1%
-2.6pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
66
% of total
37.7%
Change from 2016
+7.7pp
66
37.7%
+7.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
30
% of total
17.1%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
30
17.1%
+1.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
3
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-5.7pp
3
1.7%
-5.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+3
+1.9pp
1 motor vehicle
-11
-2.6pp
2 motor vehicles
+9
+7.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+1
+1.8pp
Not stated
-11
-5.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Wagait (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NT.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 7 | 4.0% | 21.6% | 4 | 2.1% | 21.2% | +3 | +1.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 72 | 41.1% | 35.2% | 83 | 43.7% | 34.1% | -11 | -2.6pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 66 | 37.7% | 25.9% | 57 | 30.0% | 25.3% | +9 | +7.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 30 | 17.1% | 13.8% | 29 | 15.3% | 12.8% | +1 | +1.8pp |
| Not stated | 3 | 1.7% | 3.4% | 14 | 7.4% | 6.6% | -11 | -5.7pp |
| Total households | 175 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 190 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -15 | 0.0pp |