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 Hocking, accounting for 46.9% (1,131 households). This share was higher than Wanneroo (C) (40.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 170 households and 3.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Hocking - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Hocking in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hocking, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
30
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
30
1.2%
-0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
642
% of total
26.6%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
642
26.6%
+3.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,131
% of total
46.9%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
1,131
46.9%
-1.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
536
% of total
22.2%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
536
22.2%
-1.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
68
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
68
2.8%
-1.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-2
-0.4pp
1 motor vehicle
+170
+3.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+168
-1.0pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+63
-1.3pp
Not stated
-12
-1.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Hocking. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wanneroo (C)% | Count | % | Wanneroo (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 30 | 1.2% | 3.2% | 32 | 1.6% | 2.9% | -2 | -0.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 642 | 26.6% | 30.5% | 472 | 23.5% | 27.5% | +170 | +3.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,131 | 46.9% | 40.5% | 963 | 47.9% | 40.4% | +168 | -1.0pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 536 | 22.2% | 22.1% | 473 | 23.5% | 22.3% | +63 | -1.3pp |
| Not stated | 68 | 2.8% | 3.7% | 80 | 4.0% | 6.9% | -12 | -1.2pp |
| Total households | 2,410 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,012 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +398 | 0.0pp |