Western Australia - Wheat Belt

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code 509
People 135,354
Male 51%
Female 49%
Median age 44
Families 35,016
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 68,672
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,192
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,400
Median weekly rent $200
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 69,062 51.0 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 66,294 49.0 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 5,565 4.1 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 135,354 people in Western Australia - Wheat Belt. Of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.1% of the population.

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Age Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 7,864 5.8 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 9,018 6.7 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 8,368 6.2 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 7,290 5.4 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 5,948 4.4 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 6,748 5.0 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 7,362 5.4 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 7,397 5.5 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 8,294 6.1 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 9,396 6.9 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 10,039 7.4 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 10,611 7.8 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 10,008 7.4 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 9,396 6.9 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 6,704 5.0 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4,912 3.6 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3,166 2.3 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 2,844 2.1 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Western Australia - Wheat Belt was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 57,130 51.9 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 4,064 3.7 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 10,458 9.5 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 6,306 5.7 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 32,144 29.2 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Western Australia - Wheat Belt aged 15 years and over, 51.9% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46,727 51.4 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 11,131 12.2 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 33,035 36.3 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,561 4.0 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 8,530 22.1 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,369 3.5 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 1,170 3.0 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 5,689 14.7 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 739 1.9 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,267 3.3 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,076 5.4 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,452 3.8 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 653 1.7 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 14,088 36.5 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.7% were in primary school, 19.9% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 11,873 10.8 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8,071 7.3 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3,207 2.9 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 16,642 15.1 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 15,796 14.3 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 6,962 6.3 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 18,655 16.9 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 79 0.1 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 10 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 9,140 8.3 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 441 0.4 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 16,162 14.7 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 14.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 58,757 32.3 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 56,965 31.3 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 12,633 6.9 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 11,213 6.2 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 4,720 2.6 73,062 2.2 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Western Australia - Wheat Belt were English 32.3%, Australian 31.3%, Scottish 6.9%, Irish 6.2% and German 2.6%.

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 Western Australia - Wheat Belt (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 98,589 72.8 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 8,464 6.3 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 3,307 2.4 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Philippines 1,528 1.1 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0
South Africa 1,116 0.8 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
Scotland 855 0.6 26,058 1.1 119,417 0.5

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 72.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 2.4%, Philippines 1.1%, South Africa 0.8% and Scotland 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 28,723 21.2 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 9,467 7.0 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 7,766 5.7 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 75,537 55.8 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 55.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 83,869 62.0 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 13,792 10.2 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 4,276 3.2 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 2,164 1.6 50,380 2.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 1,775 1.3 23,636 1.0 175,354 0.7

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.0%, England 10.2%, New Zealand 3.2%, Scotland 1.6% and Netherlands 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 85,596 63.3 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 13,486 10.0 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 4,205 3.1 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Scotland 1,989 1.5 46,601 1.9 245,915 1.1
Philippines 1,822 1.3 38,495 1.6 325,049 1.4

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.3%, England 10.0%, New Zealand 3.1%, Scotland 1.5% and Philippines 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 45,551 33.7 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 26,250 19.4 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 20,977 15.5 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 16,592 12.3 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 5,958 4.4 56,688 2.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Western Australia - Wheat Belt were No Religion, so described 33.7%, Anglican 19.4%, Catholic 15.5%, Not stated 12.3% and Uniting Church 4.4%. In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Tagalog 657 0.5 15,268 0.6 111,273 0.5
Filipino 620 0.5 10,317 0.4 71,220 0.3
Afrikaans 554 0.4 14,208 0.6 43,741 0.2
Italian 496 0.4 29,401 1.2 271,597 1.2
German 481 0.4 9,320 0.4 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 115,599 85.4 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3,475 6.4 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt 85.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 0.5%, Filipino 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.4%, Italian 0.4% and German 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 35,512 56.8 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 19,375 31.0 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 4,168 6.7 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3,412 5.5 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 62,467 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Western Australia - Wheat Belt. Of these 56.8% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 5.5% 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
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 7,063 12.0 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 5,680 9.6 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 6,632 11.2 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 7,505 12.7 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 28,004 47.4 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 12,721 21.5 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 8,719 14.8 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 7,959 13.5 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 7,199 12.2 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 6,208 10.5 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 5,751 9.7 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5,244 8.9 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 4,320 7.3 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Western Australia - Wheat Belt included Managers 21.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Labourers 13.5%, Professionals 12.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.9% and Sales Workers 7.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 3,174 5.4 4,107 0.4 15,056 0.1
Other Grain Growing 2,399 4.1 4,000 0.3 19,053 0.2
Local Government Administration 1,865 3.2 16,526 1.4 142,724 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,743 3.0 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 1,629 2.8 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Western Australia - Wheat Belt, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 5.4%, Other Grain Growing 4.1%, Local Government Administration 3.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0% and Primary Education 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 623 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,481 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,192 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Western Australia - Wheat Belt was $623.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 35,601 60.3 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 5,952 10.1 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 3,621 6.1 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 2,789 4.7 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Other 1,005 1.7 15,822 1.4 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 956 1.6 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 38,867 65.8 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.3%, Worked at home 10.1%, Walked only 6.1%, Car, as passenger 4.7% and Other 1.7%. On the day, 1.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 75,938 69.0 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 28,074 25.5 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 11,975 10.9 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 31,275 28.4 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.5% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.4% 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
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 20,269 18.4 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 27,549 25.0 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 14,306 13.0 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 13,813 12.5 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 16,778 47.9 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 13,233 37.8 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 4,623 13.2 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 385 1.1 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 37.8% were couple families with children, 47.9% were couple families without children and 13.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.0 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.0 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 21.0% of single parents were male and 79.0% 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
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 5,595 18.6 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,517 5.1 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,508 21.7 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3,915 13.0 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,904 6.3 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 6,217 20.7 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,838 6.1 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 2,527 8.4 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, of couple families with children, 18.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 21.7% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 49,335 77.6 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 14,202 22.4 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 77.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 45,993 93.2 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,857 3.8 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 376 0.8 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 700 1.4 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 93.2% were separate houses, 3.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.8% were flats or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 215 0.4 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,711 3.5 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 6,989 14.2 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 21,415 43.4 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 17,717 35.9 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,284 2.6 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 14.2% had 2 bedrooms and 43.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19,467 39.5 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 14,853 30.1 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 12,964 26.3 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 604 1.2 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,449 2.9 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 39.5% were owned outright, 30.1% were owned with a mortgage and 26.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 34,422 69.8 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 13,693 27.8 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,222 2.5 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, of all households, 69.8% were family households, 27.8% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.3 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.6 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 24.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.6% 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 Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.2 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.8 -- 9.7 -- 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 Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,400 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.2 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.8 -- 8.6 -- 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 Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 1,951 4.0 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 13,735 27.8 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 17,502 35.5 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 14,100 28.6 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,046 4.1 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 27.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 9,753 19.8 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 38,187 77.4 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,398 2.8 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 77.4% 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.
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 2,880 51.8 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 2,682 48.2 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, 51.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.2% were female. The median age was 24 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
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,009 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,009.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Western Australia - Wheat Belt % Western Australia - Wheat Belt Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 189 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,200 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $189 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

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.