Frankston (C)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA22170
People 134,143
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 38
Families 35,552
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 56,873
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,331
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,621
Median weekly rent $306
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 65,418 48.8 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 68,727 51.2 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,338 1.0 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 134,143 people in Frankston (C). Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

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Age Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 9,016 6.7 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 8,325 6.2 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 7,686 5.7 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 8,009 6.0 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 8,512 6.3 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 8,846 6.6 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 9,635 7.2 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 9,075 6.8 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 9,496 7.1 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 9,702 7.2 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 9,133 6.8 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 8,698 6.5 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 7,401 5.5 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 6,682 5.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 5,026 3.7 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3,619 2.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 2,568 1.9 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 2,713 2.0 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Frankston (C) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 47,271 43.3 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 4,215 3.9 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 12,111 11.1 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 5,813 5.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 39,702 36.4 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Frankston (C) aged 15 years and over, 43.3% were married and 15.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 42,281 43.2 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 11,914 12.2 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 43,674 44.6 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Frankston (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,380 6.2 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 8,525 22.2 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,349 3.5 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 845 2.2 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 5,761 15.0 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,083 2.8 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,124 2.9 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,740 7.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4,195 10.9 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,134 2.9 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 9,351 24.3 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Frankston (C) 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.8% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 18.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 15,857 14.5 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 11,147 10.2 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 4,661 4.3 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 17,594 16.1 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 16,395 15.0 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 8,213 7.5 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 11,030 10.1 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 108 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 18 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 9,152 8.4 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 398 0.4 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 11,652 10.7 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Frankston (C), 15.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 53,611 28.9 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 47,487 25.6 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 15,167 8.2 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 13,801 7.5 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 5,371 2.9 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Frankston (C) were English 28.9%, Australian 25.6%, Irish 8.2%, Scottish 7.5% and German 2.9%.

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 Frankston (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 95,936 71.5 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 7,510 5.6 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 3,144 2.3 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 1,712 1.3 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Scotland 1,274 1.0 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Philippines 1,071 0.8 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0

In Frankston (C), 71.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 2.3%, India 1.3%, Scotland 1.0% and Philippines 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 38,761 28.9 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 10,792 8.0 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 8,098 6.0 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 66,873 49.8 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Frankston (C), 49.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 75,372 56.2 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 11,999 8.9 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 3,984 3.0 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 2,763 2.1 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
India 2,536 1.9 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6

In Frankston (C), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.2%, England 8.9%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 2.1% and India 1.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 78,224 58.3 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 11,353 8.5 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 3,895 2.9 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Scotland 2,599 1.9 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1
India 2,477 1.8 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6

In Frankston (C), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 58.3%, England 8.5%, New Zealand 2.9%, Scotland 1.9% and India 1.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 52,160 38.9 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 27,137 20.2 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 16,470 12.3 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 13,075 9.7 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 3,952 2.9 146,441 2.5 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Frankston (C) were No Religion, so described 38.9%, Catholic 20.2%, Anglican 12.3%, Not stated 9.7% and Christian, nfd 2.9%. In Frankston (C), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Greek 1,152 0.9 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 1,090 0.8 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Italian 843 0.6 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Malayalam 685 0.5 16,950 0.3 53,206 0.2
Spanish 633 0.5 35,494 0.6 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 110,620 82.5 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 7,399 14.0 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Frankston (C) 82.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 0.9%, Mandarin 0.8%, Italian 0.6%, Malayalam 0.5% and Spanish 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 39,165 57.8 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 20,908 30.8 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3,336 4.9 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4,365 6.4 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 67,774 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Frankston (C). Of these 57.8% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 7,330 11.6 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 6,219 9.8 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 7,361 11.6 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 12,687 20.0 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 26,479 41.8 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Frankston (C), 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 10,913 17.2 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 10,387 16.4 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 8,893 14.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,481 11.8 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 7,080 11.2 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 6,944 11.0 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 6,279 9.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4,375 6.9 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Frankston (C) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.2%, Professionals 16.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Sales Workers 11.2%, Managers 11.0%, Labourers 9.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2,582 4.1 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,808 2.9 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 1,703 2.7 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 1,323 2.1 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Takeaway Food Services 1,314 2.1 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Frankston (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.7%, Primary Education 2.1% and Takeaway Food Services 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 660 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,649 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,331 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Frankston (C) was $660.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 45,597 71.9 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 2,773 4.4 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 2,239 3.5 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train 1,521 2.4 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Walked only 827 1.3 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3,714 5.9 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 49,755 78.5 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Frankston (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.9%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Worked at home 3.5%, Train 2.4% and Walked only 1.3%. On the day, 5.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 76,126 69.8 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 32,405 29.7 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 12,486 11.4 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 16,805 15.4 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Frankston (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.7% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.4% 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
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 25,635 23.5 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 29,055 26.6 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 12,245 11.2 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 9,182 8.4 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Frankston (C), 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 12,058 33.9 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 15,607 43.9 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 7,275 20.5 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 604 1.7 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Frankston (C), 43.9% were couple families with children, 33.9% were couple families without children and 20.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Frankston (C), 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% 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
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 5,927 21.4 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,009 3.6 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,987 25.3 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4,404 15.9 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,484 5.4 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 4,891 17.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,570 5.7 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,395 5.0 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Frankston (C), of couple families with children, 21.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 25.3% 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 Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 49,682 92.3 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4,169 7.7 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Frankston (C), 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 39,300 79.1 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8,543 17.2 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,337 2.7 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 435 0.9 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Frankston (C), 79.1% were separate houses, 17.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.7% were flats or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 190 0.4 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,483 3.0 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 7,707 15.5 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 25,002 50.3 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 14,068 28.3 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,235 2.5 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 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Frankston (C), of occupied private dwellings 3.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.5% had 2 bedrooms and 50.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13,157 26.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 20,196 40.7 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 14,256 28.7 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 677 1.4 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,396 2.8 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Frankston (C), 26.5% were owned outright, 40.7% were owned with a mortgage and 28.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 34,757 69.9 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 13,310 26.8 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,626 3.3 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Frankston (C), of all households, 69.9% were family households, 26.8% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

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Household income Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.8 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.7 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Frankston (C), 20.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.7% 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 Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 306 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.4 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.6 -- 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 Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,621 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.9 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.1 -- 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 Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 2,941 5.9 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 17,008 34.2 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 19,230 38.7 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 8,637 17.4 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,869 3.8 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Frankston (C), 34.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 6,497 13.1 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 41,823 84.2 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,364 2.7 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Frankston (C), 84.2% 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.
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 677 50.6 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 661 49.4 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Frankston (C), 50.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.4% 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
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,301 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Frankston (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,301.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Frankston (C) % Frankston (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Frankston (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

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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.