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 Beachport, accounting for 38.5% (120 households). This share was higher than Wattle Range (DC) (34.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 25 households and 3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Beachport - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Beachport in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wattle Range (DC) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Beachport, with comparison markers for Wattle Range (DC).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
11
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
11
3.5%
+2.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
89
% of total
28.5%
Change from 2016
+3.0pp
89
28.5%
+3.0pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
120
% of total
38.5%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
120
38.5%
-2.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
65
% of total
20.8%
Change from 2016
-3.5pp
65
20.8%
-3.5pp
Not stated
2021 count
27
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
27
8.7%
+2.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+8
+2.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+25
+3.0pp
2 motor vehicles
+17
-2.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+4
-3.5pp
Not stated
+12
+2.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Beachport. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wattle Range (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wattle Range (DC)% | Count | % | Wattle Range (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 11 | 3.5% | 4.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 4.3% | +8 | +2.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 89 | 28.5% | 29.6% | 64 | 25.5% | 28.6% | +25 | +3.0pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 120 | 38.5% | 34.7% | 103 | 41.0% | 35.0% | +17 | -2.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 65 | 20.8% | 25.1% | 61 | 24.3% | 24.1% | +4 | -3.5pp |
| Not stated | 27 | 8.7% | 6.4% | 15 | 6.0% | 7.8% | +12 | +2.7pp |
| Total households | 312 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 251 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +61 | 0.0pp |