Barwon Heads

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20161
People 3,875
Male 49%
Female 51%
Median age 43
Families 1,027
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 2,226
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,774
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $360
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 1,898 49.0 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,975 51.0 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 17 0.4 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,875 people in Barwon Heads. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 258 6.7 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 339 8.8 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 331 8.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 210 5.4 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 138 3.6 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 86 2.2 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 151 3.9 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 229 5.9 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 333 8.6 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 282 7.3 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 241 6.2 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 274 7.1 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 292 7.6 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 264 6.8 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 186 4.8 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 111 2.9 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 75 1.9 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 60 1.6 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Barwon Heads was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 1,693 57.6 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 71 2.4 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 260 8.8 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 139 4.7 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 778 26.5 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Barwon Heads aged 15 years and over, 57.6% were married and 11.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,443 56.3 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 259 10.1 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 862 33.6 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Barwon Heads, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 103 8.1 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 399 31.5 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 32 2.5 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 40 3.2 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 93 7.3 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 84 6.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 93 7.3 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 58 4.6 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 136 10.7 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 16 1.3 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 213 16.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Barwon Heads 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.5% were in primary school, 21.6% in secondary school and 15.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 989 33.6 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 351 11.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 88 3.0 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 366 12.4 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 358 12.2 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 196 6.7 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 168 5.7 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 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 141 4.8 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.1 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 214 7.3 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Barwon Heads, 12.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 1,806 32.7 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,521 27.6 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 682 12.4 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 613 11.1 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 151 2.7 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Barwon Heads were English 32.7%, Australian 27.6%, Irish 12.4%, Scottish 11.1% 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 Barwon Heads (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,285 85.1 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 179 4.6 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 32 0.8 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 22 0.6 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
Scotland 19 0.5 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
South Africa 17 0.4 27,184 0.5 162,449 0.7

In Barwon Heads, 85.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 0.8%, Netherlands 0.6%, Scotland 0.5% and South Africa 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 423 10.9 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 302 7.8 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 194 5.0 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,740 70.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Barwon Heads, 70.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,940 76.2 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 272 7.1 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 62 1.6 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
New Zealand 49 1.3 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 49 1.3 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Barwon Heads, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.2%, England 7.1%, Scotland 1.6%, New Zealand 1.3% and Netherlands 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,057 79.4 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 231 6.0 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 47 1.2 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 38 1.0 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
Scotland 37 1.0 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Barwon Heads, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.4%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 1.2%, Netherlands 1.0% and Scotland 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,688 43.6 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 764 19.7 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 569 14.7 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 346 8.9 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 221 5.7 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Barwon Heads were No Religion, so described 43.6%, Catholic 19.7%, Anglican 14.7%, Not stated 8.9% and Uniting Church 5.7%. In Barwon Heads, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 10 0.3 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Dutch 9 0.2 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
French 9 0.2 19,313 0.3 70,873 0.3
German 5 0.1 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Mandarin 5 0.1 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 3,603 93.4 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 46 3.2 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Barwon Heads 93.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.3%, Dutch 0.2%, French 0.2%, German 0.1% and Mandarin 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 901 49.6 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 738 40.6 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 96 5.3 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 83 4.6 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,818 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barwon Heads. Of these 49.6% were employed full time, 40.6% were employed part-time and 4.6% 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
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 276 15.9 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 216 12.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 249 14.4 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 230 13.3 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 667 38.5 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Barwon Heads, 15.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 564 32.6 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 273 15.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 248 14.3 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 174 10.0 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 174 10.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 153 8.8 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 93 5.4 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 23 1.3 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Barwon Heads included Professionals 32.6%, Managers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Labourers 5.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 122 7.7 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 53 3.3 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Higher Education 53 3.3 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Primary Education 44 2.8 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 40 2.5 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Barwon Heads, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3%, Higher Education 3.3%, Primary Education 2.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 784 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,111 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,774 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Barwon Heads was $784.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,107 64.1 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 162 9.4 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 54 3.1 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Train 49 2.8 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 45 2.6 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 115 6.6 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,206 69.4 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Barwon Heads, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.1%, Worked at home 9.4%, Walked only 3.1%, Train 2.8% and Car, as passenger 2.6%. On the day, 6.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,382 81.0 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,106 37.6 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 409 13.9 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 909 30.9 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Barwon Heads, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.6% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.9% 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
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 733 24.9 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 911 30.9 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 441 15.0 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 301 10.2 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Barwon Heads, 30.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 384 37.4 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 496 48.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 134 13.0 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 13 1.3 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Barwon Heads, 48.3% were couple families with children, 37.4% were couple families without children and 13.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Barwon Heads, 23.9% of single parents were male and 76.1% 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
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 101 11.6 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 54 6.2 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 258 29.6 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 121 13.9 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 63 7.2 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 161 18.4 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 46 5.3 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 69 7.9 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Barwon Heads, of couple families with children, 11.6% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 29.6% 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 Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,354 63.2 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 790 36.8 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Barwon Heads, 63.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,207 89.1 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 99 7.3 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 36 2.7 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.2 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Barwon Heads, 89.1% were separate houses, 7.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.7% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 26 1.9 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 159 11.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 636 47.2 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 499 37.0 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 25 1.9 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Barwon Heads, of occupied private dwellings 1.9% had 1 bedroom, 11.8% had 2 bedrooms and 47.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 587 43.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 478 35.4 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 250 18.5 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.3 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 31 2.3 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Barwon Heads, 43.5% were owned outright, 35.4% were owned with a mortgage and 18.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 1,023 75.3 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 313 23.0 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 22 1.6 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Barwon Heads, of all households, 75.3% were family households, 23.0% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

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Household income Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.1 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 21.0 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Barwon Heads, 16.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 360 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.9 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.1 -- 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 Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.0 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.0 -- 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 Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 31 2.3 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 402 29.6 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 663 48.9 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 223 16.4 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 38 2.8 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Barwon Heads, 29.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 112 8.3 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,212 89.4 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 32 2.4 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Barwon Heads, 89.4% 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.
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 12 48.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 13 52.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 29 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Barwon Heads, 48.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.0% were female. The median age was 29 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
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,375 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Barwon Heads, 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 $1,375.

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
Barwon Heads % Barwon Heads Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 383 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Barwon Heads, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $383 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.