Gingin (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA53570
People 5,217
Male 51.8%
Female 48.2%
Median age 47
Families 1,375
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 3,880
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,123
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $250
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(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
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 2,702 51.8 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,511 48.2 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 99 1.9 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,217 people in Gingin (S). Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

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Age Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 47 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 251 4.8 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 303 5.8 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 330 6.3 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 248 4.8 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 191 3.7 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 273 5.2 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 232 4.4 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 267 5.1 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 300 5.8 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 355 6.8 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 383 7.3 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 405 7.8 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 468 9.0 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 492 9.4 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 314 6.0 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 226 4.3 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 109 2.1 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 70 1.3 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Gingin (S) was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 2,324 53.5 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 172 4.0 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 442 10.2 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 208 4.8 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,194 27.5 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Gingin (S) aged 15 years and over, 53.5% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,874 52.6 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 437 12.3 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,253 35.2 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Gingin (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 47 3.3 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 328 23.3 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 23 1.6 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 35 2.5 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 171 12.2 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 54 3.8 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 59 4.2 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 59 4.2 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 62 4.4 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 29 2.1 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 540 38.4 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Gingin (S) 26.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 19.7% in secondary school and 8.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 352 8.1 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 272 6.3 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 96 2.2 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 803 18.5 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 623 14.4 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 250 5.8 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 797 18.4 235,001 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 330 7.6 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 28 0.6 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 635 14.6 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Gingin (S), 14.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 2,114 31.1 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,061 30.3 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 432 6.4 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 428 6.3 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
German 181 2.7 73,062 2.2 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Gingin (S) were English 31.1%, Australian 30.3%, Irish 6.4%, Scottish 6.3% and German 2.7%.

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

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Country of birth Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 3,384 65.0 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 425 8.2 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 131 2.5 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Taiwan 92 1.8 4,670 0.2 46,822 0.2
Philippines 91 1.7 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0
Scotland 56 1.1 26,058 1.1 119,417 0.5

In Gingin (S), 65.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.2%, New Zealand 2.5%, Taiwan 1.8%, Philippines 1.7% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,461 28.0 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 334 6.4 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 318 6.1 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,598 49.8 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Gingin (S), 49.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,932 56.6 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 586 11.3 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 158 3.0 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 97 1.9 50,380 2.0 276,038 1.2
Philippines 92 1.8 33,259 1.3 270,177 1.2

In Gingin (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.6%, England 11.3%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 1.9% and Philippines 1.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,954 56.8 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 620 11.9 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 166 3.2 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Scotland 104 2.0 46,601 1.9 245,915 1.1
Philippines 97 1.9 38,495 1.6 325,049 1.4

In Gingin (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 56.8%, England 11.9%, New Zealand 3.2%, Scotland 2.0% and Philippines 1.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,711 32.8 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 1,101 21.1 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 923 17.7 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 603 11.6 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 235 4.5 56,688 2.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Gingin (S) were No Religion, so described 32.8%, Anglican 21.1%, Catholic 17.7%, Not stated 11.6% and Uniting Church 4.5%. In Gingin (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 113 2.2 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Filipino 54 1.0 10,317 0.4 71,220 0.3
Tagalog 32 0.6 15,268 0.6 111,273 0.5
German 28 0.5 9,320 0.4 79,353 0.3
Italian 25 0.5 29,401 1.2 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 4,316 83.0 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 168 7.8 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Gingin (S) 83.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.2%, Filipino 1.0%, Tagalog 0.6%, German 0.5% and Italian 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,253 54.6 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 719 31.3 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 173 7.5 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 149 6.5 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 2,294 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gingin (S). Of these 54.6% were employed full time, 31.3% were employed part-time and 6.5% 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
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 271 12.6 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 225 10.5 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 221 10.3 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 219 10.2 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,035 48.2 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Gingin (S), 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 485 22.5 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 430 19.9 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 337 15.6 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 229 10.6 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 214 9.9 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 154 7.1 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 138 6.4 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 131 6.1 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Gingin (S) included Labourers 22.5%, Managers 19.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9%, Professionals 7.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4% and Sales Workers 6.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 154 7.4 1,585 0.1 14,911 0.1
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 83 4.0 3,032 0.3 44,309 0.4
Local Government Administration 56 2.7 16,526 1.4 142,724 1.3
Iron Ore Mining 51 2.4 28,510 2.5 33,163 0.3
Pig Farming 47 2.3 271 0.0 2,508 0.0

Of the employed people in Gingin (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 7.4%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 4.0%, Local Government Administration 2.7%, Iron Ore Mining 2.4% and Pig Farming 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 567 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,329 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,123 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gingin (S) was $567.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,145 52.9 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 216 10.0 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 160 7.4 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Walked only 148 6.8 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Bus 56 2.6 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 70 3.2 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,335 61.8 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Gingin (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.9%, Worked at home 10.0%, Car, as passenger 7.4%, Walked only 6.8% and Bus 2.6%. On the day, 3.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,905 67.1 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,011 23.4 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 410 9.5 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 973 22.5 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Gingin (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.4% provided care for children and 9.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.5% 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
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 674 15.6 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,015 23.5 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 574 13.3 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 638 14.8 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Gingin (S), 23.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 738 53.6 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 482 35.0 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 146 10.6 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 11 0.8 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Gingin (S), 35.0% were couple families with children, 53.6% were couple families without children and 10.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 30.4 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 69.6 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Gingin (S), 30.4% of single parents were male and 69.6% 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
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 165 13.5 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 54 4.4 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 196 16.1 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 160 13.1 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 91 7.5 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 343 28.1 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 75 6.1 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 136 11.1 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Gingin (S), of couple families with children, 13.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 16.1% 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 Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,889 52.3 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,721 47.7 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Gingin (S), 52.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 47.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,763 93.3 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 47 2.5 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 8 0.4 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 35 1.9 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Gingin (S), 93.3% were separate houses, 2.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.4% were flats or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 8 0.4 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 57 3.0 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 199 10.6 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 712 38.0 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 835 44.6 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 63 3.4 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Gingin (S), of occupied private dwellings 3.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.6% had 2 bedrooms and 38.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 784 41.7 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 653 34.7 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 358 19.0 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 17 0.9 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 68 3.6 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Gingin (S), 41.7% were owned outright, 34.7% were owned with a mortgage and 19.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 1,335 71.2 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 473 25.2 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 67 3.6 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Gingin (S), of all households, 71.2% were family households, 25.2% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

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Household income Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 26.6 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.9 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Gingin (S), 26.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.9% 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 Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.2 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.8 -- 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 Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.5 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.5 -- 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 Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 31 1.7 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 438 23.4 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 707 37.8 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 609 32.5 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 86 4.6 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Gingin (S), 23.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 326 17.4 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,482 79.0 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 67 3.6 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Gingin (S), 79.0% 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.
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 48 47.5 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 53 52.5 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Gingin (S), 47.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.5% were female. The median age was 24 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
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,281 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Gingin (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,281.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gingin (S) % Gingin (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,084 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Gingin (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,084.

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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.