Stonnington (C)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA26350
People 103,832
Male 47.5%
Female 52.5%
Median age 35
Families 24,714
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 54,107
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,944
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,200
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 49,371 47.5 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 54,462 52.5 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 301 0.3 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 103,832 people in Stonnington (C). Of these 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

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Age Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 4,356 4.2 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 4,304 4.1 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 4,200 4.0 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 4,680 4.5 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 9,561 9.2 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 13,323 12.8 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 11,347 10.9 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 7,690 7.4 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 6,463 6.2 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 6,413 6.2 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 5,711 5.5 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 5,236 5.0 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,749 4.6 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 4,607 4.4 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3,564 3.4 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,963 2.9 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 2,167 2.1 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 2,472 2.4 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Stonnington (C) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 35,425 38.9 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,795 2.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 6,275 6.9 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3,823 4.2 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 43,657 48.0 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Stonnington (C) aged 15 years and over, 38.9% were married and 8.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 30,411 38.3 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 10,827 13.6 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 38,242 48.1 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Stonnington (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 38.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,339 4.2 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,694 8.4 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,068 3.3 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 1,868 5.8 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 665 2.1 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,061 3.3 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 2,901 9.0 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,458 4.5 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 10,132 31.5 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 927 2.9 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 8,067 25.1 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Stonnington (C) 31.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.5% were in primary school, 14.4% in secondary school and 36.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 42,840 47.1 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8,257 9.1 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,497 1.6 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 3,849 4.2 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 14,502 15.9 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,820 3.1 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,667 2.9 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 14 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,286 3.6 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 404 0.4 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 8,841 9.7 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Stonnington (C), 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 32,505 23.0 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 24,616 17.4 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 13,236 9.3 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 10,496 7.4 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Chinese 9,101 6.4 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Stonnington (C) were English 23.0%, Australian 17.4%, Irish 9.3%, Scottish 7.4% and Chinese 6.4%.

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

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Country of birth Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 63,153 60.8 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4,503 4.3 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
England 3,670 3.5 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
India 2,599 2.5 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 2,563 2.5 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Greece 1,627 1.6 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4

In Stonnington (C), 60.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.3%, England 3.5%, India 2.5%, New Zealand 2.5% and Greece 1.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 40,397 38.9 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 7,366 7.1 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 5,378 5.2 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 42,577 41.0 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Stonnington (C), 41.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 38.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 48,123 46.4 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5,513 5.3 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
England 4,901 4.7 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Greece 3,454 3.3 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
India 3,246 3.1 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6

In Stonnington (C), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 46.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.3%, England 4.7%, Greece 3.3% and India 3.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 50,183 48.4 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5,505 5.3 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
England 4,402 4.2 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Greece 3,316 3.2 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
India 3,187 3.1 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6

In Stonnington (C), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.3%, England 4.2%, Greece 3.2% and India 3.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 38,265 36.9 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 19,326 18.6 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 11,571 11.1 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 11,308 10.9 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 5,015 4.8 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Stonnington (C) were No Religion, so described 36.9%, Catholic 18.6%, Not stated 11.1%, Anglican 10.9% and Eastern Orthodox 4.8%. In Stonnington (C), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (46.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 5,035 4.9 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Greek 3,521 3.4 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Cantonese 1,495 1.4 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Italian 1,202 1.2 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Spanish 928 0.9 35,494 0.6 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 72,214 69.6 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 12,657 26.7 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Stonnington (C) 69.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.9%, Greek 3.4%, Cantonese 1.4%, Italian 1.2% and Spanish 0.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 38,154 64.0 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 16,178 27.1 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 2,204 3.7 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3,112 5.2 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 59,648 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Stonnington (C). Of these 64.0% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 5.2% 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
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 5,928 10.5 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 5,249 9.3 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 4,997 8.8 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 8,557 15.1 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 29,592 52.3 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Stonnington (C), 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 22,518 39.8 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 10,659 18.9 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 6,971 12.3 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 5,092 9.0 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 4,551 8.1 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,429 6.1 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 1,722 3.0 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 602 1.1 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Stonnington (C) included Professionals 39.8%, Managers 18.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 9.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.1%, Labourers 3.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2,518 4.5 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,957 3.5 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 1,944 3.4 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Legal Services 1,593 2.8 27,342 1.0 104,051 1.0
Banking 1,444 2.6 43,852 1.6 144,232 1.3

Of the employed people in Stonnington (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4%, Legal Services 2.8% and Banking 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 1,042 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,680 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,944 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Stonnington (C) was $1,042.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 24,704 43.7 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 9,374 16.6 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Walked only 4,102 7.3 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 3,123 5.5 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Tram 3,034 5.4 51,140 1.9 58,736 0.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 16,074 28.4 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 26,987 47.7 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Stonnington (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 43.7%, Train 16.6%, Walked only 7.3%, Worked at home 5.5% and Tram 5.4%. On the day, 28.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 47.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 65,068 71.5 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 18,581 20.4 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 8,640 9.5 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 19,438 21.4 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Stonnington (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.4% provided care for children and 9.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% 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
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 28,696 31.6 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 23,774 26.1 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 7,748 8.5 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 4,843 5.3 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Stonnington (C), 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 11,999 48.6 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 9,276 37.5 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,666 10.8 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 766 3.1 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Stonnington (C), 37.5% were couple families with children, 48.6% were couple families without children and 10.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Stonnington (C), 16.4% of single parents were male and 83.6% 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
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6,140 28.9 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 900 4.2 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 4,398 20.7 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3,275 15.4 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,245 5.9 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 2,990 14.1 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 891 4.2 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,438 6.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Stonnington (C), of couple families with children, 28.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 20.7% 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 Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 43,709 86.7 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 6,687 13.3 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Stonnington (C), 86.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 11,898 27.2 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 9,058 20.7 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 22,339 51.1 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 255 0.6 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Stonnington (C), 27.2% were separate houses, 20.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 51.1% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 389 0.9 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 8,224 18.8 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 16,519 37.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 11,008 25.2 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 6,662 15.2 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 911 2.1 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Stonnington (C), of occupied private dwellings 18.8% had 1 bedroom, 37.8% had 2 bedrooms and 25.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11,895 27.2 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 9,822 22.5 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 20,611 47.1 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 312 0.7 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,076 2.5 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Stonnington (C), 27.2% were owned outright, 22.5% were owned with a mortgage and 47.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 24,489 56.0 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 15,013 34.3 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4,219 9.6 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Stonnington (C), of all households, 56.0% were family households, 34.3% were single person households and 9.6% were group households.

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Household income Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.0 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 30.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Stonnington (C), 16.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 30.3% 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 Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.3 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.7 -- 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 Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,200 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.2 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.8 -- 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 Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 7,250 16.6 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 19,309 44.2 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 11,995 27.4 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 3,882 8.9 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,286 2.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Stonnington (C), 44.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 3,874 8.9 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 38,805 88.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,044 2.4 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Stonnington (C), 88.8% 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.
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 165 54.5 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 138 45.5 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Stonnington (C), 54.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.5% 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
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,989 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Stonnington (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,989.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Stonnington (C) % Stonnington (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 394 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,200 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Stonnington (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $394 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,200.

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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.