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, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Wudinna (DC), accounting for 34.8% (144 households). This share was higher than Regional SA (23.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2 motor vehicles, which decreased by 26 households and 1.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Wudinna (DC) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Wudinna (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Wudinna (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.

Wudinna (DC)
Regional SA

No motor vehicles

2021 count

18

% of total

4.3%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

108

% of total

26.1%

Change from 2016

+3.0pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

137

% of total

33.1%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

144

% of total

34.8%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Not stated

2021 count

8

% of total

1.9%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Wudinna (DC). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.

Number of cars per household for Wudinna (DC). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
Number of cars per household for Wudinna (DC). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional SA%Count%Regional SA%Countpp
No motor vehicles184.3%5.5%183.8%5.7%0+0.5pp
1 motor vehicle10826.1%33.4%11023.1%33.3%-2+3.0pp
2 motor vehicles13733.1%35.8%16334.2%35.7%-26-1.1pp
3 or more motor vehicles14434.8%23.5%16234.0%21.5%-18+0.8pp
Not stated81.9%1.8%204.2%3.8%-12-2.3pp
Total households414100.0%100.0%477100.0%100.0%-630.0pp