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 Westonia (S), accounting for 34.7% (35 households). This share was lower than Regional WA (37.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 8 households and 4.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Westonia (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Westonia (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
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Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Westonia (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
8
% of total
7.9%
Change from 2016
+7.9pp
8
7.9%
+7.9pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
21
% of total
20.8%
Change from 2016
+4.9pp
21
20.8%
+4.9pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
35
% of total
34.7%
Change from 2016
-11.6pp
35
34.7%
-11.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
35
% of total
34.7%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
35
34.7%
-3.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-6.1pp
0
0.0%
-6.1pp
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+8
+7.9pp
1 motor vehicle
+8
+4.9pp
2 motor vehicles
-3
-11.6pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+4
-3.1pp
Not stated
-5
-6.1pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Westonia (S). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 8 | 7.9% | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.1% | +8 | +7.9pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 21 | 20.8% | 31.3% | 13 | 15.9% | 29.4% | +8 | +4.9pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 35 | 34.7% | 37.7% | 38 | 46.3% | 37.1% | -3 | -11.6pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 35 | 34.7% | 24.2% | 31 | 37.8% | 24.5% | +4 | -3.1pp |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 5 | 6.1% | 4.0% | -5 | -6.1pp |
| Total households | 101 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 82 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +19 | 0.0pp |