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 Yanchep, accounting for 39.7% (1,545 households). This share was lower than Wanneroo (C) (40.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 393 households and 3.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Yanchep - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Yanchep in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Yanchep, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
110
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
110
2.8%
+0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
1,380
% of total
35.4%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
1,380
35.4%
+3.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
1,545
% of total
39.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,545
39.7%
+0.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
689
% of total
17.7%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
689
17.7%
-0.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
166
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
-5.0pp
166
4.3%
-5.0pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+46
+0.8pp
1 motor vehicle
+393
+3.9pp
2 motor vehicles
+323
+0.7pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+121
-0.4pp
Not stated
-124
-5.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Yanchep. 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 | 110 | 2.8% | 3.2% | 64 | 2.0% | 2.9% | +46 | +0.8pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 1,380 | 35.4% | 30.5% | 987 | 31.5% | 27.5% | +393 | +3.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 1,545 | 39.7% | 40.5% | 1,222 | 39.0% | 40.4% | +323 | +0.7pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 689 | 17.7% | 22.1% | 568 | 18.1% | 22.3% | +121 | -0.4pp |
| Not stated | 166 | 4.3% | 3.7% | 290 | 9.3% | 6.9% | -124 | -5.0pp |
| Total households | 3,896 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,133 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +763 | 0.0pp |