Greater Perth

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code 5GPER
People 1,943,858
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 36
Families 515,328
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 818,081
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,643
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $360
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 963,536 49.6 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 980,326 50.4 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31,214 1.6 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,943,858 people in Greater Perth. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

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Age Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 126,713 6.5 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 126,833 6.5 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 116,781 6.0 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 120,129 6.2 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 133,434 6.9 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 150,329 7.7 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 156,352 8.0 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 137,621 7.1 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 134,986 6.9 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 134,195 6.9 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 124,498 6.4 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 113,020 5.8 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 99,944 5.1 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 88,770 4.6 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 63,597 3.3 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 48,038 2.5 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 33,960 1.7 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 34,652 1.8 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Greater Perth was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 770,359 49.0 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 47,566 3.0 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 129,398 8.2 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 69,541 4.4 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 556,665 35.4 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Greater Perth aged 15 years and over, 49.0% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 676,279 48.5 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 153,515 11.0 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 564,352 40.5 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Greater Perth, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 23,779 3.9 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 111,571 18.4 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 29,164 4.8 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 23,411 3.9 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 66,647 11.0 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 28,459 4.7 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 30,367 5.0 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 38,142 6.3 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 99,590 16.5 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 16,011 2.6 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 137,920 22.8 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Greater Perth 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.1% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 22.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 360,855 22.9 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 146,738 9.3 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 48,401 3.1 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 207,925 13.2 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 262,054 16.7 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 80,533 5.1 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 169,916 10.8 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 685 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 157 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 87,119 5.5 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8,896 0.6 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 155,841 9.9 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Greater Perth, 16.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 722,500 27.5 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 549,235 20.9 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 178,256 6.8 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 167,460 6.4 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 103,773 4.0 122,943 3.7 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Greater Perth were English 27.5%, Australian 20.9%, Irish 6.8%, Scottish 6.4% and Italian 4.0%.

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 Greater Perth (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,113,277 57.3 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 166,965 8.6 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 61,326 3.2 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
India 46,667 2.4 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
South Africa 35,262 1.8 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
Malaysia 28,224 1.5 29,126 1.2 138,364 0.6

In Greater Perth, 57.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.6%, New Zealand 3.2%, India 2.4%, South Africa 1.8% and Malaysia 1.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 883,843 45.5 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 149,159 7.7 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 115,761 6.0 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 657,057 33.8 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Greater Perth, 33.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 45.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 776,048 39.9 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 231,444 11.9 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 75,246 3.9 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
India 66,087 3.4 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6
Italy 48,134 2.5 54,428 2.2 470,138 2.0

In Greater Perth, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 39.9%, England 11.9%, New Zealand 3.9%, India 3.4% and Italy 2.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 811,499 41.7 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 221,647 11.4 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 72,619 3.7 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
India 65,012 3.3 68,962 2.8 605,777 2.6
South Africa 40,854 2.1 47,681 1.9 193,412 0.8

In Greater Perth, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 41.7%, England 11.4%, New Zealand 3.7%, India 3.3% and South Africa 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 624,948 32.1 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 428,418 22.0 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 268,381 13.8 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 186,361 9.6 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 66,029 3.4 83,670 3.4 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Greater Perth were No Religion, so described 32.1%, Catholic 22.0%, Anglican 13.8%, Not stated 9.6% and Christian, nfd 3.4%. In Greater Perth, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 45,658 2.3 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Italian 26,759 1.4 29,401 1.2 271,597 1.2
Vietnamese 19,396 1.0 20,247 0.8 277,400 1.2
Cantonese 18,830 1.0 19,339 0.8 280,943 1.2
Arabic 13,733 0.7 14,132 0.6 321,728 1.4
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English only spoken at home 1,428,821 73.5 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 163,504 22.3 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Greater Perth 73.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.3%, Italian 1.4%, Vietnamese 1.0%, Cantonese 1.0% and Arabic 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 565,148 56.4 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 306,272 30.6 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 48,775 4.9 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 81,482 8.1 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 1,001,677 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Greater Perth. Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 30.6% were employed part-time and 8.1% 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
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 112,853 12.3 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 94,699 10.3 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 98,721 10.7 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 166,934 18.1 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 398,213 43.3 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Greater Perth, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 204,472 22.2 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 143,621 15.6 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 125,233 13.6 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 105,412 11.5 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 99,683 10.8 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 84,231 9.2 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 82,364 9.0 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 60,231 6.5 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Greater Perth included Professionals 22.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Managers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Labourers 9.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 35,137 3.8 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 22,771 2.5 26,557 2.3 253,385 2.4
Primary Education 22,680 2.5 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 21,993 2.4 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 17,844 1.9 20,942 1.8 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Greater Perth, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%, Primary Education 2.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.4% and Takeaway Food Services 1.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 728 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,955 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,643 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Greater Perth was $728.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 590,114 64.1 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 42,208 4.6 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 35,527 3.9 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 34,063 3.7 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
Train 25,725 2.8 25,863 2.2 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 94,916 10.3 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 656,048 71.3 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Greater Perth, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.1%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Worked at home 3.9%, Bus 3.7% and Train 2.8%. On the day, 10.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,104,256 70.2 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 451,741 28.7 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 156,231 9.9 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 281,373 17.9 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Greater Perth, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.7% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.9% 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
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 366,095 23.3 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 416,518 26.5 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 177,897 11.3 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 143,749 9.1 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Greater Perth, 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 193,034 37.5 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 238,521 46.3 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 74,556 14.5 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 9,214 1.8 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Greater Perth, 46.3% were couple families with children, 37.5% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.9 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.1 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Greater Perth, 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% 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
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 85,462 19.8 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 17,492 4.1 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 96,267 22.3 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 72,827 16.9 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 25,951 6.0 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 74,085 17.2 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 22,903 5.3 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 36,569 8.5 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Greater Perth, of couple families with children, 19.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 22.3% 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 Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 690,284 89.0 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 85,730 11.0 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Greater Perth, 89.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 530,833 76.9 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 110,152 16.0 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 45,418 6.6 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 2,245 0.3 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Greater Perth, 76.9% were separate houses, 16.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.6% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 1,347 0.2 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 23,141 3.4 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 84,552 12.2 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 255,369 37.0 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 312,296 45.2 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 13,577 2.0 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Greater Perth, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 12.2% had 2 bedrooms and 37.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 193,636 28.1 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 289,273 41.9 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 184,428 26.7 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7,319 1.1 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 15,620 2.3 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Greater Perth, 28.1% were owned outright, 41.9% were owned with a mortgage and 26.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 503,642 73.0 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 159,002 23.0 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 27,644 4.0 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Greater Perth, of all households, 73.0% were family households, 23.0% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

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Household income Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.6 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 20.2 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Greater Perth, 17.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.2% 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 Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 360 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.1 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.9 -- 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 Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.7 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.3 -- 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 Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 33,694 4.9 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 222,388 32.2 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 271,887 39.4 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 143,518 20.8 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 18,791 2.7 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Greater Perth, 32.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 77,166 11.2 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 597,746 86.6 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 15,377 2.2 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Greater Perth, 86.6% 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.
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 15,704 50.3 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 15,518 49.7 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Greater Perth, 50.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.7% were female. The median age was 22 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
Greater Perth % Greater Perth 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 1,365 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Greater Perth, 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 $1,365.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Greater Perth % Greater Perth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Greater Perth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

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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.