Deakin

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED211
People 146,767
Male 48.2%
Female 51.8%
Median age 39
Families 39,456
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 60,159
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,522
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,900
Median weekly rent $350
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
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 70,760 48.2 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 76,001 51.8 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 542 0.4 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 146,767 people in Deakin. Of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 9,235 6.3 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 9,158 6.2 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 8,356 5.7 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 8,412 5.7 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 8,448 5.8 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 9,316 6.3 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 10,842 7.4 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 10,644 7.3 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 10,810 7.4 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 10,201 7.0 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 9,203 6.3 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 8,322 5.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 7,534 5.1 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 7,234 4.9 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 6,109 4.2 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4,808 3.3 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3,771 2.6 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4,369 3.0 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Deakin was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 62,622 52.2 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3,036 2.5 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 9,690 8.1 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 7,184 6.0 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 37,493 31.2 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Deakin aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56,401 51.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 8,316 7.6 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 44,860 40.9 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Deakin, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,731 6.4 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 8,930 21.1 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,030 4.8 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 995 2.3 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 5,674 13.4 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,843 4.4 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,787 4.2 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,577 6.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7,492 17.7 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,520 3.6 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 6,772 16.0 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Deakin 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 22.0% in secondary school and 23.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 36,572 30.5 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 12,652 10.5 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3,500 2.9 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 11,737 9.8 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 18,494 15.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 7,077 5.9 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 8,240 6.9 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 50 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 21 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 8,850 7.4 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 1,125 0.9 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 8,655 7.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Deakin, 15.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 47,744 24.1 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 42,246 21.4 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 18,760 9.5 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 15,954 8.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 13,744 6.9 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Deakin were English 24.1%, Australian 21.4%, Chinese 9.5%, Irish 8.1% and Scottish 6.9%.

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 Deakin (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 95,870 65.3 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8,517 5.8 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
England 4,889 3.3 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
India 3,930 2.7 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Malaysia 2,560 1.7 50,049 0.8 138,364 0.6
New Zealand 1,814 1.2 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Deakin, 65.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.8%, England 3.3%, India 2.7%, Malaysia 1.7% and New Zealand 1.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 57,633 39.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 10,283 7.0 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 7,127 4.9 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 64,722 44.1 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Deakin, 44.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 39.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 72,134 49.2 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11,804 8.0 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
England 8,396 5.7 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
India 5,279 3.6 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
Italy 3,006 2.0 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0

In Deakin, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 49.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.0%, England 5.7%, India 3.6% and Italy 2.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 75,443 51.4 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11,754 8.0 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
England 7,456 5.1 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
India 5,183 3.5 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
Malaysia 2,941 2.0 59,580 1.0 167,467 0.7

In Deakin, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 51.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.0%, England 5.1%, India 3.5% and Malaysia 2.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 52,410 35.7 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 27,957 19.0 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 13,052 8.9 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 11,489 7.8 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 5,728 3.9 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Deakin were No Religion, so described 35.7%, Catholic 19.0%, Anglican 8.9%, Not stated 7.8% and Uniting Church 3.9%. In Deakin, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 10,284 7.0 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 4,716 3.2 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Greek 1,785 1.2 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Italian 1,537 1.0 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Hindi 1,355 0.9 51,241 0.9 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 102,335 69.7 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 15,491 27.8 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Deakin 69.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 7.0%, Cantonese 3.2%, Greek 1.2%, Italian 1.0% and Hindi 0.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 42,670 57.3 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 24,202 32.5 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3,206 4.3 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4,330 5.8 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 74,408 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Deakin. Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 32.5% were employed part-time and 5.8% 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
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 8,932 12.7 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 7,472 10.7 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 7,796 11.1 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 13,281 19.0 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 29,390 41.9 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Deakin, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 19,808 28.3 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 10,228 14.6 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 9,117 13.0 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 8,687 12.4 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,028 10.0 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 6,737 9.6 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 4,884 7.0 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,562 3.7 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Deakin included Professionals 28.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Managers 13.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Labourers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2,949 4.2 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,945 2.8 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 1,665 2.4 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Primary Education 1,566 2.2 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 1,545 2.2 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Deakin, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%, Primary Education 2.2% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 680 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,895 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,522 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Deakin was $680.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 43,232 61.7 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 6,483 9.3 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 2,989 4.3 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 2,575 3.7 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train, car as driver 1,190 1.7 28,327 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 11,434 16.3 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 48,148 68.7 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Deakin, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.7%, Train 9.3%, Worked at home 4.3%, Car, as passenger 3.7% and Train, car as driver 1.7%. On the day, 16.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 88,485 73.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 36,346 30.3 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 14,476 12.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 26,879 22.4 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Deakin, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.3% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.4% 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
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 30,102 25.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 33,281 27.7 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 14,685 12.2 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 10,417 8.7 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Deakin, 27.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 13,927 35.3 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 19,108 48.4 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 5,784 14.7 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 634 1.6 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Deakin, 48.4% were couple families with children, 35.3% were couple families without children and 14.7% were one parent families.

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

In Deakin, 18.2% of single parents were male and 81.8% 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
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6,709 20.3 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,314 4.0 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 8,205 24.8 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 5,248 15.9 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,977 6.0 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 6,399 19.4 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,600 4.8 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,590 4.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Deakin, of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 24.8% 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 Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 53,837 92.4 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4,446 7.6 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Deakin, 92.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 43,272 80.4 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8,576 15.9 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,825 3.4 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 35 0.1 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Deakin, 80.4% were separate houses, 15.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 82 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,490 2.8 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 11,742 21.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 24,363 45.2 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 15,129 28.1 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,035 1.9 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Deakin, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 21.8% had 2 bedrooms and 45.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19,093 35.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 19,479 36.2 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 13,644 25.3 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 439 0.8 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,193 2.2 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Deakin, 35.5% were owned outright, 36.2% were owned with a mortgage and 25.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 38,583 71.7 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 13,484 25.0 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,780 3.3 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Deakin, of all households, 71.7% were family households, 25.0% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

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Household income Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.5 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 16.9 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Deakin, 18.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.9% 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 Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.0 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.0 -- 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 Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,900 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.5 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.5 -- 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 Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 3,059 5.7 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 19,847 36.9 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 21,518 40.0 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 8,063 15.0 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,367 2.5 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Deakin, 36.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 5,926 11.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 46,764 86.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,158 2.2 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Deakin, 86.8% 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.
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 258 47.3 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 288 52.7 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Deakin, 47.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.7% were female. The median age was 27 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
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,437 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Deakin, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,437.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Deakin % Deakin Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 331 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Deakin, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $331 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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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.