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 Wongan-Ballidu (S), accounting for 39.3% (205 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (37.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which decreased by 11 households and 0.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Wongan-Ballidu (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Wongan-Ballidu (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 Wongan-Ballidu (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
18
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
18
3.5%
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
147
% of total
28.2%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
147
28.2%
-0.6pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
205
% of total
39.3%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
205
39.3%
+2.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
141
% of total
27.1%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
141
27.1%
+0.3pp
Not stated
2021 count
9
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
9
1.7%
-1.0pp
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-1
0.0pp
1 motor vehicle
-11
-0.6pp
2 motor vehicles
+1
+2.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-6
+0.3pp
Not stated
-6
-1.0pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Wongan-Ballidu (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 | 18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | 19 | 3.5% | 5.1% | -1 | 0.0pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 147 | 28.2% | 31.3% | 158 | 28.8% | 29.4% | -11 | -0.6pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 205 | 39.3% | 37.7% | 204 | 37.2% | 37.1% | +1 | +2.1pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 141 | 27.1% | 24.2% | 147 | 26.8% | 24.5% | -6 | +0.3pp |
| Not stated | 9 | 1.7% | 2.0% | 15 | 2.7% | 4.0% | -6 | -1.0pp |
| Total households | 521 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 549 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -28 | 0.0pp |