Surf Coast (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA26490
People 29,397
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 42
Families 7,805
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 18,213
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,571
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,842
Median weekly rent $363
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 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
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 14,582 49.6 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 14,818 50.4 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 188 0.6 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 29,397 people in Surf Coast (S). Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,860 6.3 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,123 7.2 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,068 7.0 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,647 5.6 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,201 4.1 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,276 4.3 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,653 5.6 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,905 6.5 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,208 7.5 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,182 7.4 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,039 6.9 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,060 7.0 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,029 6.9 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,886 6.4 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,306 4.4 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 832 2.8 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 553 1.9 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 566 1.9 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Surf Coast (S) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 12,928 55.4 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 623 2.7 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,797 7.7 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,139 4.9 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 6,864 29.4 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Surf Coast (S) aged 15 years and over, 55.4% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 11,076 55.0 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,305 11.5 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 6,740 33.5 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Surf Coast (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 594 6.7 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,001 22.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 494 5.6 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 295 3.3 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 941 10.7 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 486 5.5 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 622 7.0 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 416 4.7 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 950 10.8 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 193 2.2 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,836 20.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Surf Coast (S) 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.6% were in primary school, 23.2% in secondary school and 15.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6,307 27.0 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,715 11.6 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 722 3.1 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 3,240 13.9 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,980 12.8 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,627 7.0 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,585 6.8 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 20 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,379 5.9 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 37 0.2 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,176 9.3 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Surf Coast (S), 12.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 12,471 30.3 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 11,635 28.3 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 4,569 11.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 3,862 9.4 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 1,362 3.3 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Surf Coast (S) were English 30.3%, Australian 28.3%, Irish 11.1%, Scottish 9.4% and German 3.3%.

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 Surf Coast (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 24,170 82.4 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,098 3.7 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 334 1.1 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
United States of America 153 0.5 19,695 0.3 86,125 0.4
Scotland 152 0.5 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Germany 152 0.5 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Surf Coast (S), 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.1%, United States of America 0.5%, Scotland 0.5% and Germany 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,328 14.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,115 7.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,538 5.2 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 19,547 66.5 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Surf Coast (S), 66.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 21,189 72.1 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,818 6.2 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 463 1.6 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 388 1.3 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 361 1.2 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Surf Coast (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.1%, England 6.2%, New Zealand 1.6%, Scotland 1.3% and Netherlands 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 21,794 74.2 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,669 5.7 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 465 1.6 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Scotland 369 1.3 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 328 1.1 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6

In Surf Coast (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.2%, England 5.7%, New Zealand 1.6%, Scotland 1.3% and Netherlands 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 12,481 42.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 6,214 21.1 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 3,352 11.4 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 2,671 9.1 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,686 5.7 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Surf Coast (S) were No Religion, so described 42.4%, Catholic 21.1%, Anglican 11.4%, Not stated 9.1% and Uniting Church 5.7%. In Surf Coast (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
German 136 0.5 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Italian 135 0.5 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
French 80 0.3 19,313 0.3 70,873 0.3
Greek 77 0.3 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Dutch 61 0.2 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 26,567 90.5 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 652 6.0 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Surf Coast (S) 90.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Italian 0.5%, French 0.3%, Greek 0.3% and Dutch 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,796 53.3 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 5,457 37.3 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 829 5.7 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 558 3.8 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 14,640 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Surf Coast (S). Of these 53.3% were employed full time, 37.3% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,029 14.4 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,687 12.0 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,739 12.3 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,873 13.3 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,929 42.1 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Surf Coast (S), 14.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,539 25.1 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 2,327 16.5 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,090 14.8 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,556 11.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,535 10.9 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 1,272 9.0 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 1,079 7.7 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 455 3.2 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Surf Coast (S) included Professionals 25.1%, Managers 16.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Sales Workers 9.0%, Labourers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 594 4.2 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 418 3.0 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Primary Education 378 2.7 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Accommodation 370 2.6 22,398 0.8 113,377 1.1
Secondary Education 369 2.6 43,766 1.6 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Surf Coast (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0%, Primary Education 2.7%, Accommodation 2.6% and Secondary Education 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 722 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,876 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,571 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Surf Coast (S) was $722.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 9,228 65.6 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 1,241 8.8 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 487 3.5 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 425 3.0 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Train 183 1.3 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 511 3.6 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 9,979 70.9 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Surf Coast (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.6%, Worked at home 8.8%, Car, as passenger 3.5%, Walked only 3.0% and Train 1.3%. On the day, 3.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 18,085 77.5 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 7,776 33.3 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,737 11.7 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 6,512 27.9 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Surf Coast (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.3% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.9% 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
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 5,435 23.3 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 6,756 28.9 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 3,436 14.7 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,469 10.6 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Surf Coast (S), 28.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,205 41.1 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 3,685 47.2 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 842 10.8 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 71 0.9 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Surf Coast (S), 47.2% were couple families with children, 41.1% 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
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Surf Coast (S), 20.4% of single parents were male and 79.6% 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
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,186 17.2 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 407 5.9 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,931 28.0 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 819 11.9 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 441 6.4 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,283 18.6 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 381 5.5 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 445 6.5 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Surf Coast (S), of couple families with children, 17.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 28.0% 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 Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 10,160 58.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 7,332 41.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Surf Coast (S), 58.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 41.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 9,358 92.1 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 586 5.8 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 134 1.3 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 36 0.4 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Surf Coast (S), 92.1% were separate houses, 5.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 20 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 169 1.7 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,152 11.3 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 4,795 47.2 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,830 37.7 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 196 1.9 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Surf Coast (S), of occupied private dwellings 1.7% had 1 bedroom, 11.3% had 2 bedrooms and 47.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,935 38.7 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3,799 37.4 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,097 20.6 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 96 0.9 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 242 2.4 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Surf Coast (S), 38.7% were owned outright, 37.4% were owned with a mortgage and 20.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 7,703 75.8 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,160 21.3 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 294 2.9 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Surf Coast (S), of all households, 75.8% were family households, 21.3% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

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Household income Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.9 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 17.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Surf Coast (S), 15.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.3% 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 Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 363 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.5 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.5 -- 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 Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,842 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 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 Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 237 2.3 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,735 26.9 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 4,576 45.0 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 2,308 22.7 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 309 3.0 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Surf Coast (S), 26.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,025 10.1 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 8,923 87.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 213 2.1 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Surf Coast (S), 87.8% 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.
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 97 50.8 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 94 49.2 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Surf Coast (S), 50.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.2% were female. The median age was 20 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
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,483 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Surf Coast (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,483.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Surf Coast (S) % Surf Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 395 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,680 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Surf Coast (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $395 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,680.

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.