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, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Southern Cross (WA), accounting for 36.9% (110 households). This share was higher than Yilgarn (S) (32.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which decreased by 25 households and 7.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Southern Cross (WA) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Southern Cross (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Yilgarn (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Southern Cross (WA), with comparison markers for Yilgarn (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
23
% of total
7.7%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
23
7.7%
+1.6pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
110
% of total
36.9%
Change from 2016
+6.2pp
110
36.9%
+6.2pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
94
% of total
31.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
94
31.5%
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
46
% of total
15.4%
Change from 2016
-7.6pp
46
15.4%
-7.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
24
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
-5.8pp
24
8.1%
-5.8pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+4
+1.6pp
1 motor vehicle
+15
+6.2pp
2 motor vehicles
-1
+0.8pp
3 or more motor vehicles
-25
-7.6pp
Not stated
-19
-5.8pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Southern Cross (WA). Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Yilgarn (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Yilgarn (S)% | Count | % | Yilgarn (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 23 | 7.7% | 7.8% | 19 | 6.1% | 3.3% | +4 | +1.6pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 110 | 36.9% | 32.2% | 95 | 30.7% | 28.7% | +15 | +6.2pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 94 | 31.5% | 27.8% | 95 | 30.7% | 27.8% | -1 | +0.8pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 46 | 15.4% | 22.9% | 71 | 23.0% | 24.7% | -25 | -7.6pp |
| Not stated | 24 | 8.1% | 8.7% | 43 | 13.9% | 14.6% | -19 | -5.8pp |
| Total households | 298 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 309 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -11 | 0.0pp |