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 Yilgarn (S), accounting for 33.7% (127 households). This share was lower than Regional WA (37.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which decreased by 10 households, while its share rose by 0.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Yilgarn (S) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Yilgarn (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 Yilgarn (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
No motor vehicles
2021 count
16
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
16
4.2%
+1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
122
% of total
32.4%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
122
32.4%
+1.4pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
127
% of total
33.7%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
127
33.7%
+2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
110
% of total
29.2%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
110
29.2%
+0.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
13
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
13
3.4%
-0.9pp
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+3
+1.1pp
1 motor vehicle
-7
+1.4pp
2 motor vehicles
-4
+2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-10
+0.4pp
Not stated
-5
-0.9pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Yilgarn (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 | 16 | 4.2% | 4.8% | 13 | 3.1% | 5.1% | +3 | +1.1pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 122 | 32.4% | 31.3% | 129 | 31.0% | 29.4% | -7 | +1.4pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 127 | 33.7% | 37.7% | 131 | 31.5% | 37.1% | -4 | +2.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 110 | 29.2% | 24.2% | 120 | 28.8% | 24.5% | -10 | +0.4pp |
| Not stated | 13 | 3.4% | 2.0% | 18 | 4.3% | 4.0% | -5 | -0.9pp |
| Total households | 377 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 416 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -39 | 0.0pp |