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, no motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in West Daly (R), accounting for 60.1% (325 households). This share was higher than Regional NT (17.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in no motor vehicles, which increased by 70 households and 13.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
West Daly (R) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for West Daly (R) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NT and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for West Daly (R), with comparison markers for Regional NT.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
325
% of total
60.1%
Change from 2016
+13.4pp
325
60.1%
+13.4pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
118
% of total
21.8%
Change from 2016
-5.3pp
118
21.8%
-5.3pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
37
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
37
6.8%
+0.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
16
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
16
3.0%
-1.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
44
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
-8.2pp
44
8.1%
-8.2pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+70
+13.4pp
1 motor vehicle
-30
-5.3pp
2 motor vehicles
+3
+0.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-10
-1.8pp
Not stated
-45
-8.2pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for West Daly (R). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NT.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 325 | 60.1% | 17.9% | 255 | 46.7% | 17.4% | +70 | +13.4pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 118 | 21.8% | 37.3% | 148 | 27.1% | 32.9% | -30 | -5.3pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 37 | 6.8% | 21.6% | 34 | 6.2% | 21.2% | +3 | +0.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 16 | 3.0% | 10.8% | 26 | 4.8% | 10.2% | -10 | -1.8pp |
| Not stated | 44 | 8.1% | 12.4% | 89 | 16.3% | 18.4% | -45 | -8.2pp |
| Total households | 541 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 546 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -5 | 0.0pp |