Macedon Ranges (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA24130
People 46,100
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 42
Families 12,474
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 18,618
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,638
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $315
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 22,685 49.2 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 23,415 50.8 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 297 0.6 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 46,100 people in Macedon Ranges (S). Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,902 6.3 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 3,266 7.1 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 3,272 7.1 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,919 6.3 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,114 4.6 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,753 3.8 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,188 4.7 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,753 6.0 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 3,525 7.6 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 3,708 8.0 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 3,473 7.5 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 3,330 7.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 3,022 6.6 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 2,948 6.4 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,100 4.6 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,247 2.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 766 1.7 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 811 1.8 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Macedon Ranges (S) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 20,072 54.7 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,096 3.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 3,099 8.4 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,736 4.7 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 10,676 29.1 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Macedon Ranges (S) aged 15 years and over, 54.7% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 17,699 54.8 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 3,552 11.0 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 11,072 34.3 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Macedon Ranges (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 864 6.1 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,917 20.6 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,080 7.6 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 345 2.4 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,438 10.1 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,158 8.2 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 690 4.9 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 598 4.2 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,355 9.6 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 293 2.1 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 3,432 24.2 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Macedon Ranges (S) 30.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.7% were in primary school, 23.2% in secondary school and 13.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 8,061 22.0 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3,815 10.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,209 3.3 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 5,454 14.9 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 4,871 13.3 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,599 7.1 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,890 7.9 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 22 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 5 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,780 7.6 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 77 0.2 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 3,883 10.6 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Macedon Ranges (S), 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 18,870 29.1 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 18,699 28.8 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 6,867 10.6 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 5,547 8.5 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 2,211 3.4 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Macedon Ranges (S) were English 29.1%, Australian 28.8%, Irish 10.6%, Scottish 8.5% and German 3.4%.

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 Macedon Ranges (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 36,794 79.8 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,955 4.2 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 581 1.3 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Germany 285 0.6 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4
Scotland 261 0.6 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Italy 229 0.5 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7

In Macedon Ranges (S), 79.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 1.3%, Germany 0.6%, Scotland 0.6% and Italy 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 7,990 17.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3,398 7.4 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 2,335 5.1 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 29,029 63.0 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Macedon Ranges (S), 63.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 31,548 68.4 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 3,183 6.9 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 808 1.8 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 797 1.7 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 632 1.4 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Macedon Ranges (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.4%, England 6.9%, Italy 1.8%, New Zealand 1.7% and Scotland 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 32,615 70.8 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 2,927 6.4 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 807 1.8 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Italy 648 1.4 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Scotland 594 1.3 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Macedon Ranges (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.8%, England 6.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Italy 1.4% and Scotland 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 17,050 37.0 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 11,743 25.5 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 6,134 13.3 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 4,466 9.7 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 2,154 4.7 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Macedon Ranges (S) were No Religion, so described 37.0%, Catholic 25.5%, Anglican 13.3%, Not stated 9.7% and Uniting Church 4.7%. In Macedon Ranges (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 345 0.7 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
German 195 0.4 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Mandarin 158 0.3 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Greek 125 0.3 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Maltese 124 0.3 16,898 0.3 31,987 0.1
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English only spoken at home 41,018 89.0 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,188 7.1 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Macedon Ranges (S) 89.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.7%, German 0.4%, Mandarin 0.3%, Greek 0.3% and Maltese 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 12,691 55.8 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 7,806 34.3 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,245 5.5 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,002 4.4 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 22,744 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Macedon Ranges (S). Of these 55.8% were employed full time, 34.3% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,830 13.0 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 2,402 11.0 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,575 11.8 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,161 14.5 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 9,529 43.8 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Macedon Ranges (S), 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,833 22.2 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,485 16.0 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 3,181 14.6 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,827 13.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,449 11.3 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 1,839 8.5 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 1,730 8.0 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,071 4.9 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Macedon Ranges (S) included Professionals 22.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.0%, Managers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Labourers 8.5%, Sales Workers 8.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Primary Education 634 2.9 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 582 2.7 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 546 2.5 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Secondary Education 482 2.2 43,766 1.6 177,487 1.7
Local Government Administration 473 2.2 38,163 1.4 142,724 1.3

Of the employed people in Macedon Ranges (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 2.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%, Secondary Education 2.2% and Local Government Administration 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 702 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,932 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,638 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Macedon Ranges (S) was $702.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 13,825 63.6 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 1,622 7.5 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train 912 4.2 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 780 3.6 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 488 2.2 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,681 7.7 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 15,290 70.4 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Macedon Ranges (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.6%, Worked at home 7.5%, Train 4.2%, Car, as passenger 3.6% and Walked only 2.2%. On the day, 7.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 27,577 75.2 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 11,589 31.6 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 4,557 12.4 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 9,546 26.0 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Macedon Ranges (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.6% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.0% 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
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 7,697 21.0 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 10,475 28.6 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 5,213 14.2 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 4,191 11.4 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Macedon Ranges (S), 28.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 4,812 38.6 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 6,084 48.8 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,481 11.9 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 95 0.8 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Macedon Ranges (S), 48.8% were couple families with children, 38.6% were couple families without children and 11.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Macedon Ranges (S), 20.1% of single parents were male and 79.9% 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
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 2,038 18.7 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 567 5.2 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,849 26.1 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,627 14.9 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 646 5.9 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,859 17.1 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 672 6.2 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 642 5.9 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Macedon Ranges (S), of couple families with children, 18.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 26.1% 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 Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 15,729 89.4 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,858 10.6 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Macedon Ranges (S), 89.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 14,735 93.7 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 688 4.4 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 152 1.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 87 0.6 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Macedon Ranges (S), 93.7% were separate houses, 4.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.0% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 23 0.1 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 297 1.9 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,617 10.3 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 6,872 43.7 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 6,604 42.0 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 324 2.1 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Macedon Ranges (S), of occupied private dwellings 1.9% had 1 bedroom, 10.3% had 2 bedrooms and 43.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5,725 36.4 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 7,203 45.8 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,331 14.8 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 75 0.5 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 388 2.5 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Macedon Ranges (S), 36.4% were owned outright, 45.8% were owned with a mortgage and 14.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 12,279 78.1 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 3,174 20.2 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 279 1.8 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Macedon Ranges (S), of all households, 78.1% were family households, 20.2% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

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Household income Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.3 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 19.1 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Macedon Ranges (S), 16.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.1% 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 Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 315 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.0 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.0 -- 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 Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.6 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.4 -- 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 Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 393 2.5 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,758 23.9 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 6,625 42.1 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 4,473 28.4 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 486 3.1 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Macedon Ranges (S), 23.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,723 11.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 13,657 86.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 346 2.2 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Macedon Ranges (S), 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.
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 153 51.2 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 146 48.8 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Macedon Ranges (S), 51.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.8% 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
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,531 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Macedon Ranges (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,531.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Macedon Ranges (S) % Macedon Ranges (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 328 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Macedon Ranges (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $328 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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.