Bassendean (T)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA50350
People 15,092
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 39
Families 4,053
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 6,831
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,508
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,922
Median weekly rent $345
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 7,427 49.2 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,663 50.8 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 383 2.5 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 15,092 people in Bassendean (T). Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

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Age Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 997 6.6 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 934 6.2 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 770 5.1 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 822 5.4 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 812 5.4 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,031 6.8 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,226 8.1 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,126 7.5 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,118 7.4 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,084 7.2 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,001 6.6 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 939 6.2 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 851 5.6 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 752 5.0 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 527 3.5 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 431 2.9 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 334 2.2 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 334 2.2 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bassendean (T) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 5,459 44.1 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 415 3.3 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,312 10.6 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 682 5.5 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,521 36.5 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bassendean (T) aged 15 years and over, 44.1% were married and 14.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,874 43.6 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,423 12.7 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,887 43.7 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Bassendean (T), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 161 3.9 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 758 18.2 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 284 6.8 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 145 3.5 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 403 9.7 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 240 5.8 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 192 4.6 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 280 6.7 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 653 15.7 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 93 2.2 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 947 22.8 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Bassendean (T) 27.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 20.1% in secondary school and 22.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,731 22.0 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,141 9.2 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 410 3.3 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,708 13.8 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,970 15.9 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 605 4.9 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,396 11.3 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 8 0.1 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 871 7.0 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 71 0.6 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,172 9.5 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bassendean (T), 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 5,975 28.2 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 4,866 23.0 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,785 8.4 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,533 7.2 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 887 4.2 122,943 3.7 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Bassendean (T) were English 28.2%, Australian 23.0%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 7.2% and Italian 4.2%.

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 Bassendean (T) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 9,809 65.0 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,038 6.9 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 443 2.9 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
India 299 2.0 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
Italy 170 1.1 19,210 0.8 174,042 0.7
Philippines 164 1.1 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Bassendean (T), 65.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.9%, New Zealand 2.9%, India 2.0%, Italy 1.1% and Philippines 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,727 38.0 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,450 9.6 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,015 6.7 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 5,874 38.9 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Bassendean (T), 38.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 38.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 6,936 46.1 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,663 11.0 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 589 3.9 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Italy 444 2.9 54,428 2.2 470,138 2.0
India 422 2.8 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6

In Bassendean (T), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 46.1%, England 11.0%, New Zealand 3.9%, Italy 2.9% and India 2.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 7,385 49.0 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,510 10.0 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 552 3.7 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
India 417 2.8 68,962 2.8 605,777 2.6
Italy 380 2.5 44,178 1.8 395,775 1.7

In Bassendean (T), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.0%, England 10.0%, New Zealand 3.7%, India 2.8% and Italy 2.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,325 35.3 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,691 24.5 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,970 13.1 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,393 9.2 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 507 3.4 83,670 3.4 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Bassendean (T) were No Religion, so described 35.3%, Catholic 24.5%, Anglican 13.1%, Not stated 9.2% and Christian, nfd 3.4%. In Bassendean (T), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 251 1.7 29,401 1.2 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 169 1.1 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Vietnamese 149 1.0 20,247 0.8 277,400 1.2
French 94 0.6 9,597 0.4 70,873 0.3
Cantonese 91 0.6 19,339 0.8 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 11,956 79.3 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,079 17.5 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Bassendean (T) 79.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.7%, Mandarin 1.1%, Vietnamese 1.0%, French 0.6% and Cantonese 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,535 57.6 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,324 29.5 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 388 4.9 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 621 7.9 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 7,868 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bassendean (T). Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 29.5% were employed part-time and 7.9% 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
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 808 11.2 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 710 9.8 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 803 11.1 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,426 19.7 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,106 42.9 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bassendean (T), 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,704 23.5 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,119 15.5 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,118 15.4 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 832 11.5 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 791 10.9 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 598 8.3 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 529 7.3 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 432 6.0 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Bassendean (T) included Professionals 23.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Managers 10.9%, Labourers 8.3%, Sales Workers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 266 3.7 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
State Government Administration 211 2.9 17,770 1.5 158,980 1.5
Primary Education 182 2.5 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2
Cafes and Restaurants 163 2.3 26,557 2.3 253,385 2.4
Secondary Education 163 2.3 20,488 1.8 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Bassendean (T), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.7%, State Government Administration 2.9%, Primary Education 2.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.3% and Secondary Education 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 731 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,904 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,508 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bassendean (T) was $731.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,478 62.0 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Train 526 7.3 25,863 2.2 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 323 4.5 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 265 3.7 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 159 2.2 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 939 13.0 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,980 68.7 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Bassendean (T), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.0%, Train 7.3%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Worked at home 3.7% and Bus 2.2%. On the day, 13.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 8,918 72.0 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,445 27.8 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,338 10.8 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,309 18.6 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Bassendean (T), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.6% 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
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,846 23.0 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,540 28.6 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,429 11.5 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,103 8.9 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bassendean (T), 28.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,555 38.4 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,699 41.9 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 711 17.6 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 86 2.1 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bassendean (T), 41.9% were couple families with children, 38.4% were couple families without children and 17.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.6 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.4 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Bassendean (T), 20.6% of single parents were male and 79.4% 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
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 673 20.6 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 125 3.8 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 766 23.5 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 530 16.3 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 190 5.8 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 564 17.3 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 178 5.5 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 235 7.2 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Bassendean (T), of couple families with children, 20.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 23.5% 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 Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,888 89.9 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 662 10.1 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Bassendean (T), 89.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,649 79.0 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 981 16.7 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 244 4.1 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.1 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bassendean (T), 79.0% were separate houses, 16.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.1 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 172 2.9 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 939 15.9 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,935 49.8 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,740 29.5 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 101 1.7 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bassendean (T), of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 15.9% had 2 bedrooms and 49.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,749 29.7 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,311 39.3 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,657 28.1 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 46 0.8 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 124 2.1 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bassendean (T), 29.7% were owned outright, 39.3% were owned with a mortgage and 28.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 3,963 67.3 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,687 28.6 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 239 4.1 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Bassendean (T), of all households, 67.3% were family households, 28.6% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

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Household income Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.3 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 16.0 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Bassendean (T), 21.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.0% 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 Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 345 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.2 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.8 -- 9.7 -- 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 Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,922 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.2 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.8 -- 8.6 -- 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 Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 430 7.3 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,142 36.4 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,135 36.2 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,024 17.4 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 161 2.7 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Bassendean (T), 36.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 859 14.6 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,894 83.2 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 129 2.2 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Bassendean (T), 83.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 204 53.3 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 179 46.7 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Bassendean (T), 53.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.7% were female. The median age was 23 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
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,166 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Bassendean (T), 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 $1,166.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bassendean (T) % Bassendean (T) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,875 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Bassendean (T), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,875.

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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.