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 Rowena (part), accounting for 35.3% (24 households). This share was higher than Walgett (A) (23.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 13 households and 20.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Rowena (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Rowena (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Walgett (A) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Rowena (part), with comparison markers for Walgett (A).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
22
% of total
32.4%
Change from 2016
+20.6pp
22
32.4%
+20.6pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
24
% of total
35.3%
Change from 2016
+6.4pp
24
35.3%
+6.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
17
% of total
25.0%
Change from 2016
-10.5pp
17
25.0%
-10.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
6
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
-14.9pp
6
8.8%
-14.9pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
+13
+20.6pp
2 motor vehicles
+2
+6.4pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-10
-10.5pp
Not stated
-12
-14.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Rowena (part). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Walgett (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Walgett (A)% | Count | % | Walgett (A)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 0 | 0.0% | 5.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 11.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 22 | 32.4% | 31.7% | 9 | 11.8% | 33.0% | +13 | +20.6pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 24 | 35.3% | 23.5% | 22 | 28.9% | 23.4% | +2 | +6.4pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 17 | 25.0% | 14.6% | 27 | 35.5% | 14.5% | -10 | -10.5pp |
| Not stated | 6 | 8.8% | 24.8% | 18 | 23.7% | 18.0% | -12 | -14.9pp |
| Total households | 68 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 76 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -8 | 0.0pp |