Wangaratta

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code 2019
People 18,710
Male 47%
Female 53%
Median age 44
Families 4,802
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 8,778
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,026
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 8,791 47.0 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 9,922 53.0 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 295 1.6 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 18,710 people in Wangaratta. Of these 47.0% were male and 53.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

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Age Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,045 5.6 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,164 6.2 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,147 6.1 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,094 5.8 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 959 5.1 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 962 5.1 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,012 5.4 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,026 5.5 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,108 5.9 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,164 6.2 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,198 6.4 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,228 6.6 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,186 6.3 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,113 5.9 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 993 5.3 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 797 4.3 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 655 3.5 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 856 4.6 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Wangaratta was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 6,944 45.2 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 598 3.9 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,460 9.5 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,488 9.7 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,865 31.7 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Wangaratta aged 15 years and over, 45.2% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 6,092 45.9 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,390 10.5 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 5,799 43.7 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Wangaratta, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 279 5.2 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 726 13.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 612 11.5 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 167 3.1 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 466 8.8 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 585 11.0 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 128 2.4 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 318 6.0 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 339 6.4 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 90 1.7 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,607 30.2 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Wangaratta 28.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.3% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 12.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,041 13.3 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,295 8.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 582 3.8 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,320 15.1 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,637 10.7 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,310 8.5 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,807 11.8 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 10 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,915 12.5 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 63 0.4 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,973 12.9 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Wangaratta, 10.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 7,645 29.7 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 7,371 28.7 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 2,807 10.9 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 2,119 8.2 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 1,281 5.0 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Wangaratta were English 29.7%, Australian 28.7%, Irish 10.9%, Scottish 8.2% and Italian 5.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Wangaratta (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 15,701 84.0 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 314 1.7 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Italy 262 1.4 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
New Zealand 106 0.6 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 85 0.5 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0
Netherlands 82 0.4 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Wangaratta, 84.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, Italy 1.4%, New Zealand 0.6%, Philippines 0.5% and Netherlands 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,232 11.9 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 975 5.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 593 3.2 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 13,379 71.5 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Wangaratta, 71.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 14,073 75.3 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 665 3.6 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 624 3.3 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
Netherlands 191 1.0 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
Scotland 167 0.9 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Wangaratta, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.3%, England 3.6%, Italy 3.3%, Netherlands 1.0% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 14,470 77.4 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 558 3.0 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 551 2.9 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Netherlands 170 0.9 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
New Zealand 165 0.9 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6

In Wangaratta, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.4%, England 3.0%, Italy 2.9%, Netherlands 0.9% and New Zealand 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,437 29.1 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 5,321 28.4 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,821 15.1 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,958 10.5 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 963 5.1 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Wangaratta were No Religion, so described 29.1%, Catholic 28.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Not stated 10.5% and Uniting Church 5.1%. In Wangaratta, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 389 2.1 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 45 0.2 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Punjabi 37 0.2 56,171 0.9 132,496 0.6
Tagalog 36 0.2 23,054 0.4 111,273 0.5
German 31 0.2 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 16,341 87.3 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 569 7.2 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Wangaratta 87.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 2.1%, Mandarin 0.2%, Punjabi 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2% and German 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,430 53.3 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,927 35.2 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 504 6.1 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 447 5.4 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 8,308 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wangaratta. Of these 53.3% were employed full time, 35.2% were employed part-time and 5.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 980 12.5 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 858 10.9 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,087 13.8 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,456 18.5 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,977 37.9 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Wangaratta, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,458 18.5 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,084 13.8 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,027 13.1 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 962 12.2 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 953 12.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 920 11.7 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 801 10.2 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 547 7.0 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Wangaratta included Professionals 18.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Labourers 12.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Sales Workers 11.7%, Managers 10.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 576 7.4 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 234 3.0 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 233 3.0 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 209 2.7 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 191 2.5 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Wangaratta, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.4%, Takeaway Food Services 3.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.7% and Primary Education 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 584 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,355 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,026 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wangaratta was $584.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,512 70.3 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 394 5.0 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 372 4.7 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 239 3.0 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 133 1.7 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 56 0.7 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 5,976 76.0 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Wangaratta, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.3%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Walked only 4.7%, Worked at home 3.0% and Bicycle 1.7%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 10,394 67.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,162 27.1 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,963 12.8 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,548 23.1 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Wangaratta, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.1% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,943 19.2 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,025 26.2 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,951 12.7 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,477 9.6 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Wangaratta, 26.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,050 42.7 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,769 36.8 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 909 18.9 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 77 1.6 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Wangaratta, 36.8% were couple families with children, 42.7% were couple families without children and 18.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Wangaratta, 16.9% of single parents were male and 83.1% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 685 18.0 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 175 4.6 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 949 24.9 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 413 10.8 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 216 5.7 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 968 25.4 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 195 5.1 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 213 5.6 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Wangaratta, of couple families with children, 18.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 24.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,494 89.5 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 881 10.5 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Wangaratta, 89.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 6,335 84.5 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,057 14.1 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 63 0.8 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 19 0.3 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Wangaratta, 84.5% were separate houses, 14.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.8% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 17 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 243 3.2 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,388 18.5 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 3,708 49.5 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,888 25.2 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 245 3.3 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Wangaratta, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 18.5% had 2 bedrooms and 49.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,723 36.4 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,286 30.5 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,115 28.2 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 75 1.0 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 292 3.9 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Wangaratta, 36.4% were owned outright, 30.5% were owned with a mortgage and 28.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 4,752 63.4 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,528 33.7 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 214 2.9 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Wangaratta, of all households, 63.4% were family households, 33.7% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

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Household income Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.9 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.9 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Wangaratta, 27.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 220 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.4 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.6 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 533 7.1 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,892 38.6 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,651 35.4 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,034 13.8 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 382 5.1 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Wangaratta, 38.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,683 22.5 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 5,523 73.7 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 289 3.9 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Wangaratta, 73.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 142 48.5 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 151 51.5 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Wangaratta, 48.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.5% were female. The median age was 21 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 949 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Wangaratta, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $949.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Wangaratta % Wangaratta Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 210 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Wangaratta, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $210 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.