Denmark (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA52730
People 5,845
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 49
Families 1,552
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 3,352
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,013
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,573
Median weekly rent $263
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
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 2,904 49.6 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,949 50.4 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 77 1.3 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,845 people in Denmark (S). Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

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Age Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 49 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 265 4.5 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 365 6.2 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 381 6.5 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 391 6.7 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 120 2.1 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 174 3.0 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 211 3.6 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 294 5.0 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 338 5.8 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 419 7.2 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 451 7.7 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 498 8.5 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 481 8.2 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 547 9.4 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 383 6.6 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 247 4.2 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 165 2.8 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 117 2.0 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Denmark (S) was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 2,457 50.8 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 150 3.1 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 612 12.7 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 257 5.3 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,360 28.1 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Denmark (S) aged 15 years and over, 50.8% were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,976 50.6 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 589 15.1 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,341 34.3 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Denmark (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 72 4.2 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 320 18.5 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 115 6.6 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 378 21.8 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 5 0.3 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 35 2.0 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 78 4.5 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 59 3.4 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 26 1.5 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 644 37.2 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Denmark (S) 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.1% were in primary school, 24.3% in secondary school and 7.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 962 20.0 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 481 10.0 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 138 2.9 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 679 14.1 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 590 12.2 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 245 5.1 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 633 13.1 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 260 5.4 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 9 0.2 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 656 13.6 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Denmark (S), 12.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 2,814 34.6 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,183 26.8 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 645 7.9 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 620 7.6 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 255 3.1 73,062 2.2 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Denmark (S) were English 34.6%, Australian 26.8%, Scottish 7.9%, Irish 7.6% and German 3.1%.

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

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Country of birth Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 3,887 66.9 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 623 10.7 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 124 2.1 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
South Africa 65 1.1 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
Germany 56 1.0 10,958 0.4 102,595 0.4
Scotland 54 0.9 26,058 1.1 119,417 0.5

In Denmark (S), 66.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.7%, New Zealand 2.1%, South Africa 1.1%, Germany 1.0% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,633 27.9 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 502 8.6 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 399 6.8 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,720 46.5 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Denmark (S), 46.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 3,146 54.0 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 888 15.2 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 160 2.7 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 138 2.4 50,380 2.0 276,038 1.2
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 123 2.1 37,616 1.5 177,536 0.8

In Denmark (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 54.0%, England 15.2%, New Zealand 2.7%, Scotland 2.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 3,248 55.8 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 861 14.8 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 144 2.5 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Scotland 102 1.8 46,601 1.9 245,915 1.1
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 98 1.7 34,261 1.4 155,231 0.7

In Denmark (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 55.8%, England 14.8%, New Zealand 2.5%, Scotland 1.8% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,760 47.3 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 870 14.9 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 800 13.7 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 563 9.6 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 160 2.7 56,688 2.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Denmark (S) were No Religion, so described 47.3%, Anglican 14.9%, Not stated 13.7%, Catholic 9.6% and Uniting Church 2.7%. In Denmark (S), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (54.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
German 62 1.1 9,320 0.4 79,353 0.3
French 20 0.3 9,597 0.4 70,873 0.3
Vietnamese 14 0.2 20,247 0.8 277,400 1.2
Spanish 13 0.2 10,415 0.4 140,817 0.6
Dutch 12 0.2 5,100 0.2 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 5,069 86.9 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 131 5.3 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Denmark (S) 86.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.1%, French 0.3%, Vietnamese 0.2%, Spanish 0.2% and Dutch 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,079 43.5 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,086 43.8 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 196 7.9 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 119 4.8 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 2,480 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Denmark (S). Of these 43.5% were employed full time, 43.8% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 427 18.0 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 341 14.4 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 328 13.8 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 229 9.7 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 853 36.0 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Denmark (S), 18.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 466 19.7 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 424 17.9 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 359 15.2 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 294 12.4 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 250 10.6 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 244 10.3 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 193 8.2 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 110 4.7 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Denmark (S) included Professionals 19.7%, Managers 17.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Labourers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Sales Workers 8.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 113 5.1 3,032 0.3 44,309 0.4
Secondary Education 110 4.9 20,488 1.8 177,487 1.7
Accommodation 96 4.3 11,073 1.0 113,377 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 85 3.8 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 84 3.8 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Denmark (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 5.1%, Secondary Education 4.9%, Accommodation 4.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 544 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,268 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,013 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Denmark (S) was $544.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,368 57.7 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 300 12.6 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 140 5.9 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 91 3.8 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Other 27 1.1 15,822 1.4 73,512 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 21 0.9 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,472 62.2 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Denmark (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.7%, Worked at home 12.6%, Walked only 5.9%, Car, as passenger 3.8% and Other 1.1%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,570 73.7 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,201 24.8 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 573 11.9 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,441 29.8 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Denmark (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.8% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.8% 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
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 816 16.9 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,392 28.8 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 783 16.2 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 572 11.8 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Denmark (S), 28.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% 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 Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 792 51.1 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 545 35.1 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 206 13.3 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 8 0.5 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Denmark (S), 35.1% were couple families with children, 51.1% were couple families without children and 13.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.1 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.9 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Denmark (S), 20.1% of single parents were male and 79.9% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 159 11.9 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 132 9.9 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 237 17.8 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 122 9.1 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 126 9.4 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 357 26.7 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 86 6.4 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 116 8.7 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Denmark (S), of couple families with children, 11.9% had both partners employed full-time, 9.9% had both employed part-time and 17.8% 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 Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,185 70.8 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 900 29.2 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Denmark (S), 70.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,075 95.0 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 83 3.8 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3 0.1 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 8 0.4 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Denmark (S), 95.0% were separate houses, 3.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.1% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 13 0.6 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 97 4.4 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 419 19.1 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,023 46.7 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 595 27.2 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 43 2.0 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Denmark (S), of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 19.1% had 2 bedrooms and 46.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 955 43.5 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 589 26.8 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 559 25.5 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 49 2.2 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 44 2.0 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Denmark (S), 43.5% were owned outright, 26.8% were owned with a mortgage and 25.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 1,538 70.2 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 600 27.4 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 53 2.4 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Denmark (S), of all households, 70.2% were family households, 27.4% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

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Household income Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.1 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.8 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Denmark (S), 28.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.8% 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 Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 263 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.4 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.6 -- 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 Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,573 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 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 Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 65 3.0 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 691 31.6 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 902 41.2 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 470 21.5 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 60 2.7 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Denmark (S), 31.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 334 15.2 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,813 82.7 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 44 2.0 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Denmark (S), 82.7% 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.
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 39 48.1 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 42 51.9 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Denmark (S), 48.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.9% were female. The median age was 19 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
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,042 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Denmark (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,042.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Denmark (S) % Denmark (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 260 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,170 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Denmark (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,170.

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.