Chisholm

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED208
People 164,433
Male 48.6%
Female 51.4%
Median age 35
Families 40,547
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 66,035
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,428
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $380
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 79,930 48.6 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 84,500 51.4 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 377 0.2 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 164,433 people in Chisholm. Of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 8,409 5.1 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 8,452 5.1 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 8,226 5.0 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 11,393 6.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 18,523 11.3 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 14,408 8.8 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 12,061 7.3 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 10,052 6.1 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 10,402 6.3 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 10,735 6.5 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 9,474 5.8 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 8,556 5.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 7,414 4.5 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 6,533 4.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 5,462 3.3 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 5,171 3.1 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 4,382 2.7 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4,788 2.9 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Chisholm was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 66,053 47.4 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 2,708 1.9 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 8,429 6.0 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 7,353 5.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 54,802 39.3 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Chisholm aged 15 years and over, 47.4% were married and 8.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 57,684 46.2 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 7,854 6.3 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 59,250 47.5 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Chisholm, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,432 4.1 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 7,928 13.3 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,255 3.8 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 1,060 1.8 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 4,891 8.2 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 2,149 3.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 2,426 4.1 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3,412 5.7 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 22,278 37.5 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,870 3.1 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 8,705 14.7 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Chisholm 36.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.9% were in primary school, 15.9% in secondary school and 43.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 50,194 36.0 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 13,303 9.5 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 2,500 1.8 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 8,539 6.1 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 28,361 20.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 5,711 4.1 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 6,429 4.6 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 36 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 7 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 9,243 6.6 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 1,413 1.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 10,533 7.6 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Chisholm, 20.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Chinese 40,883 19.7 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9
English 34,784 16.8 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 30,194 14.6 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 12,951 6.3 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 10,282 5.0 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Chisholm were Chinese 19.7%, English 16.8%, Australian 14.6%, Irish 6.3% and Scottish 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 Chisholm (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 81,169 49.4 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 23,318 14.2 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
India 6,573 4.0 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Malaysia 4,803 2.9 50,049 0.8 138,364 0.6
Sri Lanka 3,872 2.4 55,830 0.9 109,849 0.5
Greece 3,237 2.0 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4

In Chisholm, 49.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14.2%, India 4.0%, Malaysia 2.9%, Sri Lanka 2.4% and Greece 2.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 93,033 56.6 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 8,262 5.0 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 6,274 3.8 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 48,166 29.3 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Chisholm, 29.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 56.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 54,646 33.2 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 28,581 17.4 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
India 8,366 5.1 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
Greece 6,573 4.0 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
Malaysia 5,515 3.4 56,624 1.0 156,829 0.7

In Chisholm, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 33.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 17.4%, India 5.1%, Greece 4.0% and Malaysia 3.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 56,718 34.5 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 28,605 17.4 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
India 8,284 5.0 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
Greece 6,257 3.8 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
Malaysia 5,688 3.5 59,580 1.0 167,467 0.7

In Chisholm, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 34.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 17.4%, India 5.0%, Greece 3.8% and Malaysia 3.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 59,117 35.9 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 30,109 18.3 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 13,972 8.5 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 10,192 6.2 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Buddhism 9,743 5.9 181,938 3.1 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in Chisholm were No Religion, so described 35.9%, Catholic 18.3%, Not stated 8.5%, Anglican 6.2% and Buddhism 5.9%. In Chisholm, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (46.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 25,717 15.6 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 7,927 4.8 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Greek 7,501 4.6 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Italian 2,960 1.8 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Sinhalese 2,774 1.7 37,423 0.6 64,612 0.3
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English only spoken at home 82,193 50.0 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 28,971 47.9 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Chisholm 50.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 15.6%, Cantonese 4.8%, Greek 4.6%, Italian 1.8% and Sinhalese 1.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 42,579 53.8 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 26,589 33.6 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3,305 4.2 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 6,723 8.5 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 79,196 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Chisholm. Of these 53.8% were employed full time, 33.6% were employed part-time and 8.5% 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
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 10,348 14.3 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 8,574 11.8 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 7,668 10.6 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 13,168 18.2 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 29,416 40.6 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Chisholm, 14.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 22,859 31.5 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 9,845 13.6 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9,839 13.6 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 7,328 10.1 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 7,267 10.0 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,020 9.7 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 4,907 6.8 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,205 3.0 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Chisholm included Professionals 31.5%, Managers 13.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.1%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Labourers 6.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3,177 4.4 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 2,650 3.7 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Higher Education 2,307 3.2 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Computer System Design and Related Services 2,298 3.2 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,613 2.2 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Chisholm, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.7%, Higher Education 3.2%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.2% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 554 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,832 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,428 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Chisholm was $554.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 41,102 56.7 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 7,032 9.7 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 3,130 4.3 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 2,782 3.8 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 2,257 3.1 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 14,223 19.6 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 46,454 64.1 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Chisholm, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.7%, Train 9.7%, Worked at home 4.3%, Car, as passenger 3.8% and Walked only 3.1%. On the day, 19.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 93,697 67.2 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 34,132 24.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 15,342 11.0 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 28,694 20.6 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Chisholm, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.5% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.6% 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
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 34,545 24.8 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 34,527 24.8 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 14,527 10.4 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 10,099 7.2 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Chisholm, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 14,117 34.8 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 19,499 48.1 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 5,912 14.6 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 1,017 2.5 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Chisholm, 48.1% were couple families with children, 34.8% were couple families without children and 14.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Chisholm, 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% 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
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6,852 20.4 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,476 4.4 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 7,180 21.4 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 5,272 15.7 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 2,193 6.5 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 7,263 21.6 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,412 4.2 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,968 5.9 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Chisholm, of couple families with children, 20.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 21.4% 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 Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 57,710 91.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 5,657 8.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Chisholm, 91.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 35,877 62.2 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 12,499 21.7 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 9,054 15.7 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 55 0.1 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Chisholm, 62.2% were separate houses, 21.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.7% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 314 0.5 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 2,632 4.6 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 12,151 21.1 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 25,225 43.7 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 16,099 27.9 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,291 2.2 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Chisholm, of occupied private dwellings 4.6% had 1 bedroom, 21.1% had 2 bedrooms and 43.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19,927 34.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 16,179 28.0 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 19,444 33.7 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 701 1.2 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,470 2.5 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Chisholm, 34.5% were owned outright, 28.0% were owned with a mortgage and 33.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 39,508 68.4 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 13,579 23.5 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4,633 8.0 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Chisholm, of all households, 68.4% were family households, 23.5% were single person households and 8.0% were group households.

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Household income Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 23.2 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 18.4 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Chisholm, 23.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.4% 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 Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 380 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.5 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.5 -- 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 Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 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 Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 5,713 9.9 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 21,523 37.3 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 20,824 36.1 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 7,974 13.8 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,679 2.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Chisholm, 37.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 6,860 11.9 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 49,376 85.6 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,476 2.6 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Chisholm, 85.6% 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.
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 182 48.5 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 193 51.5 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Chisholm, 48.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.5% were female. The median age was 25 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
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,359 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Chisholm, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,359.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Chisholm % Chisholm Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 342 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Chisholm, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $342 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

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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.