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 Dulacca, accounting for 32.1% (17 households). This share was similar to Western Downs (R) (32.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 17 households and 32.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Dulacca - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Dulacca in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Western Downs (R) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Dulacca, with comparison markers for Western Downs (R).

Dulacca
Western Downs (R)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

7

% of total

13.2%

Change from 2016

+13.2pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

17

% of total

32.1%

Change from 2016

+32.1pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

15

% of total

28.3%

Change from 2016

+3.3pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

16

% of total

30.2%

Change from 2016

-69.8pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-25.0pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Dulacca. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Western Downs (R).

Number of cars per household for Dulacca. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Western Downs (R).
Number of cars per household for Dulacca. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Western Downs (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Western Downs (R)%Count%Western Downs (R)%Countpp
No motor vehicles713.2%4.4%00.0%4.9%+7+13.2pp
1 motor vehicle1732.1%32.1%00.0%31.1%+17+32.1pp
2 motor vehicles1528.3%35.9%325.0%35.1%+12+3.3pp
3 or more motor vehicles1630.2%25.8%12100.0%25.1%+4-69.8pp
Not stated00.0%2.0%325.0%3.7%-3-25.0pp
Total households53100.0%100.0%12100.0%100.0%+410.0pp