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 Weipa (T), accounting for 44.7% (551 households). This share was higher than Regional Qld (37.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 46 households and 2.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Weipa (T) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Weipa (T) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Qld and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Weipa (T), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
29
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
29
2.4%
+0.7pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
307
% of total
24.9%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
307
24.9%
+1.6pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
551
% of total
44.7%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
551
44.7%
-2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
317
% of total
25.7%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
317
25.7%
+2.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
38
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
38
3.1%
-1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+10
+0.7pp
1 motor vehicle
+39
+1.6pp
2 motor vehicles
+13
-2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+46
+2.1pp
Not stated
-17
-1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Weipa (T). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 29 | 2.4% | 5.1% | 19 | 1.7% | 5.5% | +10 | +0.7pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 307 | 24.9% | 34.7% | 268 | 23.3% | 34.2% | +39 | +1.6pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 551 | 44.7% | 37.7% | 538 | 46.9% | 37.5% | +13 | -2.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 317 | 25.7% | 20.7% | 271 | 23.6% | 19.0% | +46 | +2.1pp |
| Not stated | 38 | 3.1% | 1.7% | 55 | 4.8% | 3.8% | -17 | -1.7pp |
| Total households | 1,233 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,148 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +85 | 0.0pp |