3161, VIC

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Postal Areas
Area code POA3161
People 15,269
Male 48.3%
Female 51.7%
Median age 37
Families 3,765
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 6,700
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,990
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 7,371 48.3 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,902 51.7 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33 0.2 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 15,269 people in 3161, VIC. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 848 5.6 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 869 5.7 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 794 5.2 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 746 4.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,112 7.3 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,482 9.7 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,303 8.5 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 998 6.5 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 916 6.0 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 853 5.6 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 806 5.3 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 864 5.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 882 5.8 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 894 5.9 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 484 3.2 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 421 2.8 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 337 2.2 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 665 4.4 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in 3161, VIC was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 6,087 47.7 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 208 1.6 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 889 7.0 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 808 6.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,772 37.4 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in 3161, VIC aged 15 years and over, 47.7% were married and 8.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,407 48.1 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,100 9.8 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,734 42.1 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In 3161, VIC, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 282 5.7 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 332 6.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 96 1.9 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 701 14.2 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 118 2.4 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 96 1.9 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 635 12.8 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 176 3.6 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,383 27.9 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 108 2.2 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,023 20.7 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In 3161, VIC 32.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.9% were in primary school, 17.1% in secondary school and 31.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6,020 47.2 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,107 8.7 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 193 1.5 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 549 4.3 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,007 15.7 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 434 3.4 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 429 3.4 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 504 3.9 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 40 0.3 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,170 9.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in 3161, VIC, 15.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 3,675 18.2 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,993 14.8 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Polish 1,620 8.0 56,548 0.7 183,974 0.6
Irish 1,130 5.6 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Jewish 1,098 5.4 10,131 0.1 21,164 0.1

The most common ancestries in 3161, VIC were Australian 18.2%, English 14.8%, Polish 8.0%, Irish 5.6% and Jewish 5.4%.

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 3161, VIC (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 8,913 58.5 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
South Africa 572 3.8 27,184 0.5 162,449 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 455 3.0 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
England 431 2.8 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
India 413 2.7 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Israel 370 2.4 4,353 0.1 9,817 0.0

In 3161, VIC, 58.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were South Africa 3.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.0%, England 2.8%, India 2.7% and Israel 2.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 7,342 48.1 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,391 9.1 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,048 6.9 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,458 29.2 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In 3161, VIC, 29.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 48.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 5,515 36.2 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Poland 1,380 9.1 36,079 0.6 110,079 0.5
South Africa 721 4.7 33,271 0.6 190,816 0.8
England 599 3.9 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 555 3.6 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0

In 3161, VIC, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 36.2%, Poland 9.1%, South Africa 4.7%, England 3.9% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 5,874 38.5 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Poland 1,148 7.5 32,096 0.5 96,495 0.4
South Africa 726 4.8 33,350 0.6 193,412 0.8
England 616 4.0 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 553 3.6 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0

In 3161, VIC, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 38.5%, Poland 7.5%, South Africa 4.8%, England 4.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Judaism 6,319 41.4 42,257 0.7 91,022 0.4
No Religion, so described 3,607 23.6 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,618 10.6 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 1,500 9.8 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 605 4.0 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in 3161, VIC were Judaism 41.4%, No Religion, so described 23.6%, Not stated 10.6%, Catholic 9.8% and Anglican 4.0%. In 3161, VIC, Judaism was the largest religious group reported overall (46.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hebrew 643 4.2 5,177 0.1 10,341 0.0
Mandarin 465 3.0 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Russian 389 2.6 17,685 0.3 50,314 0.2
Greek 223 1.5 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
French 205 1.3 19,313 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 10,497 68.8 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,851 30.4 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In 3161, VIC 68.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Hebrew 4.2%, Mandarin 3.0%, Russian 2.6%, Greek 1.5% and French 1.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,604 57.2 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,715 33.7 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 303 3.8 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 424 5.3 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 8,046 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 3161, VIC. Of these 57.2% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 5.3% 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
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,021 13.4 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 856 11.2 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 843 11.0 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,035 13.6 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,567 46.7 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in 3161, VIC, 13.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,102 40.7 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 1,426 18.7 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 903 11.8 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 636 8.3 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 622 8.2 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 448 5.9 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 246 3.2 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 109 1.4 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in 3161, VIC included Professionals 40.7%, Managers 18.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Sales Workers 8.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.9%, Labourers 3.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 288 3.8 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Legal Services 249 3.3 27,342 1.0 104,051 1.0
Computer System Design and Related Services 218 2.9 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 202 2.7 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Higher Education 197 2.6 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5

Of the employed people in 3161, VIC, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Legal Services 3.3%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.7% and Higher Education 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 934 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,634 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,990 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 3161, VIC was $934.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,186 54.9 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 798 10.5 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 501 6.6 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Tram 386 5.1 51,140 1.9 58,736 0.5
Car, as passenger 210 2.8 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,651 21.6 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,571 59.9 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In 3161, VIC, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.9%, Train 10.5%, Worked at home 6.6%, Tram 5.1% and Car, as passenger 2.8%. On the day, 21.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 9,089 71.2 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,379 26.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,521 11.9 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,432 26.9 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In 3161, VIC, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% 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, 26.9% 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
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,655 28.6 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,413 26.7 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,280 10.0 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 742 5.8 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in 3161, VIC, 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,615 42.9 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,714 45.5 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 367 9.8 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 68 1.8 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in 3161, VIC, 45.5% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 9.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In 3161, VIC, 19.0% of single parents were male and 81.0% 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
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 765 22.9 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 189 5.7 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 836 25.1 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 515 15.4 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 231 6.9 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 449 13.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 160 4.8 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 192 5.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In 3161, VIC, of couple families with children, 22.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.7% had both employed part-time and 25.1% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,721 90.2 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 621 9.8 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In 3161, VIC, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,345 41.0 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,512 26.4 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,816 31.7 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.1 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in 3161, VIC, 41.0% were separate houses, 26.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 31.7% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 18 0.3 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 570 10.0 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,740 30.4 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,805 31.5 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,464 25.6 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 127 2.2 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In 3161, VIC, of occupied private dwellings 10.0% had 1 bedroom, 30.4% had 2 bedrooms and 31.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,907 33.3 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,456 25.5 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,149 37.6 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 52 0.9 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 157 2.7 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in 3161, VIC, 33.3% were owned outright, 25.5% were owned with a mortgage and 37.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 3,727 65.1 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,590 27.8 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 404 7.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In 3161, VIC, of all households, 65.1% were family households, 27.8% were single person households and 7.1% were group households.

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Household income 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.9 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 31.2 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In 3161, VIC, 15.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 31.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.5 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.5 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.8 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.2 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

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

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 538 9.4 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,189 38.3 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,095 36.6 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 730 12.8 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 166 2.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In 3161, VIC, 38.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection 3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 449 7.9 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 5,133 89.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 135 2.4 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In 3161, VIC, 89.8% 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.
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 15 42.9 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 20 57.1 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 23 -- 23 --

In 3161, VIC, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% 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
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,625 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In 3161, VIC, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,625.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3161, VIC % 3161, VIC Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 400 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In 3161, VIC, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $400 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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.