Melbourne

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED231
People 208,593
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 30
Families 41,399
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 108,995
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,484
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $415
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.9

(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
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 101,128 48.5 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 107,465 51.5 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 819 0.4 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 208,593 people in Melbourne. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 30 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 8,563 4.1 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 5,970 2.9 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 4,751 2.3 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 12,773 6.1 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 34,386 16.5 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 36,739 17.6 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 27,616 13.2 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 16,538 7.9 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 11,491 5.5 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 10,058 4.8 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 8,604 4.1 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 7,862 3.8 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 6,686 3.2 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 5,677 2.7 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3,842 1.8 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,742 1.3 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 2,065 1.0 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 2,233 1.1 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Melbourne was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 50,186 26.5 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3,843 2.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 11,678 6.2 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 4,500 2.4 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 119,097 62.9 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Melbourne aged 15 years and over, 26.5% were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 39,754 25.2 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 25,371 16.1 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 92,884 58.8 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Melbourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 25.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,696 2.0 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 4,683 5.5 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,339 1.6 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 811 0.9 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 2,892 3.4 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 987 1.2 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,232 1.4 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 5,465 6.4 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 40,113 46.8 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 4,201 4.9 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 22,288 26.0 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Melbourne 41.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 8.0% were in primary school, 6.0% in secondary school and 53.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 84,819 44.8 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 13,951 7.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 2,767 1.5 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 7,253 3.8 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 37,357 19.7 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 4,669 2.5 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 4,189 2.2 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 65 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 10 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 6,299 3.3 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 1,735 0.9 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 22,846 12.1 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Melbourne, 19.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 47,092 17.4 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Chinese 39,678 14.7 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9
Australian 34,898 12.9 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 22,013 8.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 15,586 5.8 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Melbourne were English 17.4%, Chinese 14.7%, Australian 12.9%, Irish 8.1% and Scottish 5.8%.

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

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Country of birth Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 93,648 44.9 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 20,739 9.9 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
Malaysia 6,676 3.2 50,049 0.8 138,364 0.6
India 6,096 2.9 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
England 5,535 2.7 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Vietnam 5,098 2.4 80,787 1.4 219,355 0.9

In Melbourne, 44.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9.9%, Malaysia 3.2%, India 2.9%, England 2.7% and Vietnam 2.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 108,391 52.0 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 10,984 5.3 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 8,484 4.1 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 58,500 28.0 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Melbourne, 28.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 52.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 67,268 32.2 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 23,424 11.2 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
Malaysia 7,436 3.6 56,624 1.0 156,829 0.7
England 7,396 3.5 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
India 7,073 3.4 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6

In Melbourne, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 32.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11.2%, Malaysia 3.6%, England 3.5% and India 3.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 69,907 33.5 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 23,306 11.2 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
Malaysia 7,500 3.6 59,580 1.0 167,467 0.7
Vietnam 7,332 3.5 124,556 2.1 335,060 1.4
India 6,968 3.3 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6

In Melbourne, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 33.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11.2%, Malaysia 3.6%, Vietnam 3.5% and India 3.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 94,009 45.1 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 31,627 15.2 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 27,901 13.4 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Buddhism 12,288 5.9 181,938 3.1 563,674 2.4
Islam 8,461 4.1 197,030 3.3 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Melbourne were No Religion, so described 45.1%, Catholic 15.2%, Not stated 13.4%, Buddhism 5.9% and Islam 4.1%. In Melbourne, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (52.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 24,600 11.8 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 6,292 3.0 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Vietnamese 6,033 2.9 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
Italian 3,312 1.6 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Greek 2,874 1.4 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
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English only spoken at home 106,840 51.2 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 39,922 40.9 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Melbourne 51.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 11.8%, Cantonese 3.0%, Vietnamese 2.9%, Italian 1.6% and Greek 1.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 69,631 59.7 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 31,641 27.1 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 4,923 4.2 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 10,413 8.9 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 116,608 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Melbourne. Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 8.9% 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
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 11,160 10.5 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 11,153 10.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 9,327 8.8 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 17,461 16.4 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 52,175 49.1 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Melbourne, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 42,708 40.2 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 15,721 14.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 11,941 11.2 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 11,163 10.5 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 8,252 7.8 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 7,643 7.2 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 5,241 4.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,765 1.7 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Melbourne included Professionals 40.2%, Managers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 7.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.2%, Labourers 4.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 6,598 6.2 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4,867 4.6 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 4,688 4.4 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Higher Education 4,383 4.1 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Banking 2,754 2.6 43,852 1.6 144,232 1.3

Of the employed people in Melbourne, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 6.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.6%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.4%, Higher Education 4.1% and Banking 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 747 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,169 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,484 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Melbourne was $747.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 29,277 27.6 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 19,215 18.1 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Tram 16,796 15.8 51,140 1.9 58,736 0.5
Train 8,877 8.4 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Bicycle 6,203 5.8 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 32,961 31.0 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 32,809 30.9 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Melbourne, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 27.6%, Walked only 18.1%, Tram 15.8%, Train 8.4% and Bicycle 5.8%. On the day, 31.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 30.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 120,420 63.6 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 26,221 13.9 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 13,226 7.0 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 37,896 20.0 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Melbourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.9% provided care for children and 7.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.0% 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
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 58,121 30.7 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 44,679 23.6 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 11,171 5.9 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 6,451 3.4 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Melbourne, 23.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 21,985 53.1 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 11,591 28.0 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 5,297 12.8 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 2,525 6.1 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Melbourne, 28.0% were couple families with children, 53.1% were couple families without children and 12.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Melbourne, 15.7% of single parents were male and 84.3% 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
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 10,920 32.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,612 4.8 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,139 18.3 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4,735 14.1 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,902 5.7 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 4,341 12.9 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,661 4.9 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 2,256 6.7 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Melbourne, of couple families with children, 32.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 18.3% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 86,486 88.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 11,640 11.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Melbourne, 88.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 8,625 10.0 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 21,025 24.3 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 55,855 64.6 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 411 0.5 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Melbourne, 10.0% were separate houses, 24.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 64.6% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 2,083 2.4 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 19,870 23.0 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 39,426 45.6 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 17,586 20.3 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 5,071 5.9 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 2,468 2.9 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Melbourne, of occupied private dwellings 23.0% had 1 bedroom, 45.6% had 2 bedrooms and 20.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13,807 16.0 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 16,212 18.7 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 53,203 61.5 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 631 0.7 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 2,647 3.1 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Melbourne, 16.0% were owned outright, 18.7% were owned with a mortgage and 61.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 41,061 47.5 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 29,756 34.4 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 15,679 18.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Melbourne, of all households, 47.5% were family households, 34.4% were single person households and 18.1% were group households.

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Household income Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.0 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 21.1 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Melbourne, 27.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.1% 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 Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 415 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 72.0 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 28.0 -- 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 Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.7 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.3 -- 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 Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 31,666 36.6 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 34,910 40.4 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 13,475 15.6 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 3,080 3.6 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3,364 3.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Melbourne, 40.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 15.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 8,185 9.5 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 75,638 87.4 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 2,674 3.1 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Melbourne, 87.4% 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.
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 425 52.3 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 388 47.7 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 29 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Melbourne, 52.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.7% were female. The median age was 29 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,508 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Melbourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,508.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 395 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Melbourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $395 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.