Nedlands (C)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA56580
People 21,121
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 41
Families 5,521
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 8,339
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $2,708
Median monthly mortgage repayments $3,250
Median weekly rent $520
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
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 10,425 49.4 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 10,688 50.6 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 62 0.3 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 21,121 people in Nedlands (C). Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

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Age Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,002 4.7 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,513 7.2 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,669 7.9 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,527 7.2 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,535 7.3 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 943 4.5 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 844 4.0 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,069 5.1 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,347 6.4 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,584 7.5 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,496 7.1 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,473 7.0 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,292 6.1 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,271 6.0 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 904 4.3 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 622 2.9 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 458 2.2 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 574 2.7 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Nedlands (C) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 9,540 56.3 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 283 1.7 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,056 6.2 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 817 4.8 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 5,237 30.9 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Nedlands (C) aged 15 years and over, 56.3% were married and 7.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 8,554 56.3 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 810 5.3 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 5,818 38.3 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Nedlands (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 282 3.7 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,296 17.1 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 309 4.1 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 537 7.1 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 476 6.3 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 291 3.8 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,068 14.1 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 171 2.3 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,006 26.5 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 96 1.3 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,045 13.8 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Nedlands (C) 35.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 28.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 8,748 51.7 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,330 7.9 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 172 1.0 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 582 3.4 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,582 15.3 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 510 3.0 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 911 5.4 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 495 2.9 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 18 0.1 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,204 7.1 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Nedlands (C), 15.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 4.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 8,270 27.9 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 6,666 22.5 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 2,397 8.1 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 2,390 8.1 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Chinese 2,202 7.4 103,677 3.1 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Nedlands (C) were English 27.9%, Australian 22.5%, Scottish 8.1%, Irish 8.1% and Chinese 7.4%.

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 Nedlands (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 13,437 63.8 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,466 7.0 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
Malaysia 591 2.8 29,126 1.2 138,364 0.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 494 2.3 27,081 1.1 509,555 2.2
South Africa 432 2.0 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
Singapore 309 1.5 14,987 0.6 54,939 0.2

In Nedlands (C), 63.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.0%, Malaysia 2.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.3%, South Africa 2.0% and Singapore 1.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 8,105 38.4 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,836 8.7 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,538 7.3 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 8,576 40.6 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Nedlands (C), 40.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 38.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 10,145 48.0 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,036 9.6 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 832 3.9 40,468 1.6 704,658 3.0
Malaysia 721 3.4 33,792 1.4 156,829 0.7
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 487 2.3 37,616 1.5 177,536 0.8

In Nedlands (C), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.0%, England 9.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.9%, Malaysia 3.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 10,460 49.6 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,796 8.5 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
Malaysia 801 3.8 36,247 1.5 167,467 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 780 3.7 39,321 1.6 699,074 3.0
South Africa 501 2.4 47,681 1.9 193,412 0.8

In Nedlands (C), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.6%, England 8.5%, Malaysia 3.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.7% and South Africa 2.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,780 32.1 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 4,501 21.3 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 4,104 19.4 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,836 8.7 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 950 4.5 56,688 2.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Nedlands (C) were No Religion, so described 32.1%, Catholic 21.3%, Anglican 19.4%, Not stated 8.7% and Uniting Church 4.5%. In Nedlands (C), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 819 3.9 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 349 1.7 19,339 0.8 280,943 1.2
French 163 0.8 9,597 0.4 70,873 0.3
Italian 160 0.8 29,401 1.2 271,597 1.2
German 124 0.6 9,320 0.4 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 16,987 80.5 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,465 19.7 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Nedlands (C) 80.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.9%, Cantonese 1.7%, French 0.8%, Italian 0.8% and German 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,483 53.1 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 3,895 37.7 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 391 3.8 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 556 5.4 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 10,325 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nedlands (C). Of these 53.1% were employed full time, 37.7% were employed part-time and 5.4% 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
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,814 18.6 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,068 10.9 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,012 10.4 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 940 9.6 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 4,550 46.5 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Nedlands (C), 18.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,452 45.5 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 1,684 17.2 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,098 11.2 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 811 8.3 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 686 7.0 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 438 4.5 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 336 3.4 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 118 1.2 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Nedlands (C) included Professionals 45.5%, Managers 17.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Sales Workers 7.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.5%, Labourers 3.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 685 7.1 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 404 4.2 14,284 1.2 155,985 1.5
General Practice Medical Services 357 3.7 9,666 0.8 96,014 0.9
Legal Services 346 3.6 8,209 0.7 104,051 1.0
Cafes and Restaurants 252 2.6 26,557 2.3 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Nedlands (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.1%, Higher Education 4.2%, General Practice Medical Services 3.7%, Legal Services 3.6% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 987 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 3,559 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,708 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nedlands (C) was $987.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,746 58.9 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 774 7.9 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 551 5.6 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 437 4.5 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Walked only 378 3.9 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 925 9.5 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,344 64.9 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Nedlands (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.9%, Worked at home 7.9%, Bus 5.6%, Car, as passenger 4.5% and Walked only 3.9%. On the day, 9.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 13,214 78.0 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 5,329 31.5 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,996 11.8 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 5,428 32.0 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Nedlands (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 78.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.5% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.0% 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
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 4,499 26.6 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,704 27.8 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,310 13.6 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,704 10.1 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Nedlands (C), 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,876 34.0 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 3,000 54.3 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 550 10.0 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 97 1.8 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Nedlands (C), 54.3% were couple families with children, 34.0% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

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

In Nedlands (C), 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
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 808 16.6 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 242 5.0 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,238 25.4 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 840 17.2 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 367 7.5 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 803 16.5 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 171 3.5 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 412 8.4 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Nedlands (C), of couple families with children, 16.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 25.4% 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 Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,134 88.7 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 909 11.3 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Nedlands (C), 88.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,756 80.7 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 930 13.0 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 442 6.2 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Nedlands (C), 80.7% were separate houses, 13.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.1 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 175 2.5 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 950 13.3 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,129 29.8 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,764 52.8 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 113 1.6 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Nedlands (C), of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 13.3% had 2 bedrooms and 29.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,144 44.1 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,194 30.7 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,561 21.9 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 106 1.5 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 132 1.8 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Nedlands (C), 44.1% were owned outright, 30.7% were owned with a mortgage and 21.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 5,475 76.7 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,403 19.6 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 263 3.7 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Nedlands (C), of all households, 76.7% were family households, 19.6% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

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Household income Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.2 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 46.8 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Nedlands (C), 13.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 46.8% 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 Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 520 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.6 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.4 -- 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 Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 3,250 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.7 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.3 -- 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 Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 243 3.4 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,905 26.7 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 3,285 46.0 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,558 21.8 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 148 2.1 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Nedlands (C), 26.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 453 6.3 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 6,560 91.9 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 124 1.7 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Nedlands (C), 91.9% 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.
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 37 61.7 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 23 38.3 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Nedlands (C), 61.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 38.3% 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
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) 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 1,791 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Nedlands (C), 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 $1,791.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nedlands (C) % Nedlands (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 525 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Nedlands (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $525 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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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.