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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Koondoola, accounting for 36% (470 households). This share was higher than Wanneroo (C) (31.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 452 households and 14.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Koondoola - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Koondoola in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Koondoola, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).

Koondoola
Wanneroo (C)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

104

% of total

8.0%

Change from 2016

+8.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

470

% of total

36.0%

Change from 2016

+14.8pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

443

% of total

33.9%

Change from 2016

-8.5pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

263

% of total

20.1%

Change from 2016

-21.1pp

Not stated

2021 count

25

% of total

1.9%

Change from 2016

-1.6pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Koondoola. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).

Number of cars per household for Koondoola. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).
Number of cars per household for Koondoola. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Wanneroo (C)%Count%Wanneroo (C)%Countpp
No motor vehicles1048.0%3.2%00.0%3.0%+104+8.0pp
1 motor vehicle47036.0%31.2%1821.2%28.7%+452+14.8pp
2 motor vehicles44333.9%41.7%3642.4%42.3%+407-8.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles26320.1%22.8%3541.2%23.4%+228-21.1pp
Not stated251.9%1.2%33.5%2.6%+22-1.6pp
Total households1,306100.0%100.0%85100.0%100.0%+1,2210.0pp