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 Whyalla Jenkins, accounting for 40% (310 households). This share was higher than Whyalla (C) (29%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 33 households and 1.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Whyalla Jenkins - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Whyalla Jenkins in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Whyalla (C) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Whyalla Jenkins, with comparison markers for Whyalla (C).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
26
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
26
3.4%
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
254
% of total
32.8%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
254
32.8%
+1.1pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
310
% of total
40.0%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
310
40.0%
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
163
% of total
21.0%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
163
21.0%
+1.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
24
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
24
3.1%
-1.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
0
-0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+33
+1.1pp
2 motor vehicles
+27
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+26
+1.4pp
Not stated
-10
-1.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Whyalla Jenkins. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Whyalla (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Whyalla (C)% | Count | % | Whyalla (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 26 | 3.4% | 11.4% | 26 | 3.7% | 12.0% | 0 | -0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 254 | 32.8% | 36.6% | 221 | 31.7% | 35.7% | +33 | +1.1pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 310 | 40.0% | 29.0% | 283 | 40.5% | 28.9% | +27 | -0.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 163 | 21.0% | 15.9% | 137 | 19.6% | 13.9% | +26 | +1.4pp |
| Not stated | 24 | 3.1% | 7.1% | 34 | 4.9% | 9.5% | -10 | -1.8pp |
| Total households | 775 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 698 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +77 | 0.0pp |