Wellington (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA26810
People 42,983
Male 50.5%
Female 49.5%
Median age 43
Families 10,989
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 22,187
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,101
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $210
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
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 21,695 50.5 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 21,287 49.5 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 640 1.5 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 42,983 people in Wellington (S). Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

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Age Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,443 5.7 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,623 6.1 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,559 6.0 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,517 5.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,137 5.0 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,284 5.3 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,569 6.0 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,385 5.5 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,556 5.9 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,751 6.4 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,982 6.9 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 3,250 7.6 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 3,247 7.6 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3,041 7.1 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,050 4.8 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,539 3.6 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,011 2.4 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,033 2.4 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Wellington (S) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 17,600 49.8 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,314 3.7 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 3,364 9.5 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 2,323 6.6 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 10,745 30.4 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Wellington (S) aged 15 years and over, 49.8% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 14,652 49.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 3,326 11.2 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 11,606 39.2 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Wellington (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 637 5.0 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,258 17.8 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 844 6.6 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 283 2.2 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,442 11.4 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 814 6.4 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 389 3.1 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 574 4.5 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 710 5.6 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 247 1.9 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 4,501 35.4 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Wellington (S) 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.7% were in primary school, 20.8% in secondary school and 10.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,051 11.5 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,739 7.7 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,229 3.5 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 6,092 17.2 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,643 10.3 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 3,062 8.7 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 4,054 11.5 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 41 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 11 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 4,174 11.8 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 119 0.3 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 5,314 15.0 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Wellington (S), 10.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 18,167 31.6 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 17,242 30.0 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 4,923 8.6 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 4,641 8.1 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 1,698 3.0 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Wellington (S) were Australian 31.6%, English 30.0%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 8.1% and German 3.0%.

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

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Country of birth Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 34,628 80.6 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,266 2.9 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 519 1.2 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 293 0.7 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
Philippines 209 0.5 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0
Germany 187 0.4 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Wellington (S), 80.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, New Zealand 1.2%, Netherlands 0.7%, Philippines 0.5% and Germany 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,652 13.1 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,191 5.1 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,640 3.8 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 29,046 67.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Wellington (S), 67.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 30,949 72.0 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,260 5.3 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 659 1.5 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
New Zealand 638 1.5 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 463 1.1 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Wellington (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.0%, England 5.3%, Netherlands 1.5%, New Zealand 1.5% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 31,501 73.4 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 2,213 5.2 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 614 1.4 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
New Zealand 578 1.3 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Scotland 403 0.9 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Wellington (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.4%, England 5.2%, Netherlands 1.4%, New Zealand 1.3% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 14,126 32.9 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 8,541 19.9 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 8,204 19.1 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 5,214 12.1 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 2,399 5.6 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Wellington (S) were No Religion, so described 32.9%, Catholic 19.9%, Anglican 19.1%, Not stated 12.1% and Uniting Church 5.6%. In Wellington (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 118 0.3 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 118 0.3 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Dutch 86 0.2 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
Tagalog 86 0.2 23,054 0.4 111,273 0.5
German 72 0.2 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 37,354 86.9 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 912 5.3 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Wellington (S) 86.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.3%, Mandarin 0.3%, Dutch 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2% and German 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 10,425 54.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 6,264 32.7 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,254 6.6 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,196 6.2 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 19,139 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wellington (S). Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 32.7% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,336 13.0 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,868 10.4 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,067 11.5 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,698 15.0 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 7,726 43.0 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Wellington (S), 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Managers 2,976 16.6 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,915 16.2 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 2,805 15.6 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 2,283 12.7 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,042 11.4 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,833 10.2 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 1,524 8.5 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,259 7.0 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Wellington (S) included Managers 16.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Professionals 15.6%, Labourers 12.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Dairy Cattle Farming 1,058 5.9 11,606 0.4 20,326 0.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 968 5.4 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 543 3.0 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 527 3.0 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Defence 475 2.7 9,871 0.4 75,462 0.7

Of the employed people in Wellington (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 5.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, Primary Education 3.0% and Defence 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 562 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,409 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,101 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wellington (S) was $562.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 11,645 64.9 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 1,270 7.1 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 849 4.7 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 830 4.6 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Other 225 1.3 14,313 0.5 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 119 0.7 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 12,610 70.3 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Wellington (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.9%, Worked at home 7.1%, Walked only 4.7%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Other 1.3%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 23,945 67.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 9,280 26.2 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 4,290 12.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 8,579 24.3 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Wellington (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.2% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.3% 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
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 6,375 18.0 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 8,692 24.6 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 4,717 13.3 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 4,157 11.8 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Wellington (S), 24.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 4,994 45.4 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 4,293 39.0 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,574 14.3 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 134 1.2 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Wellington (S), 39.0% were couple families with children, 45.4% were couple families without children and 14.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Wellington (S), 17.4% of single parents were male and 82.6% 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
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,533 16.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 390 4.2 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,075 22.3 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,253 13.5 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 609 6.6 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 2,119 22.8 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 601 6.5 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 705 7.6 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Wellington (S), of couple families with children, 16.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 22.3% 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 Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 16,090 76.9 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4,844 23.1 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Wellington (S), 76.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 14,918 92.7 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 547 3.4 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 395 2.5 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 153 1.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Wellington (S), 92.7% were separate houses, 3.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.5% were flats or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 47 0.3 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 500 3.1 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,528 15.7 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 7,623 47.4 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 4,970 30.9 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 410 2.6 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 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Wellington (S), of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 15.7% had 2 bedrooms and 47.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 6,342 39.4 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 5,407 33.6 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,739 23.2 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 122 0.8 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 475 3.0 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Wellington (S), 39.4% were owned outright, 33.6% were owned with a mortgage and 23.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 10,887 67.7 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 4,775 29.7 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 424 2.6 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Wellington (S), of all households, 67.7% were family households, 29.7% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

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Household income Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 26.4 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.2 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Wellington (S), 26.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.2% 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 Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 210 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.9 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.1 -- 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 Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 807 5.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 5,140 32.0 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 5,856 36.4 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 3,618 22.5 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 658 4.1 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Wellington (S), 32.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 3,127 19.4 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 12,501 77.7 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 456 2.8 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Wellington (S), 77.7% 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.
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 327 50.5 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 321 49.5 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Wellington (S), 50.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.5% 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
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,117 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Wellington (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,117.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Wellington (S) % Wellington (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 204 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Wellington (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $204 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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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.