Beechworth

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20185
People 3,859
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 49
Families 988
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,769
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,152
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,430
Median weekly rent $248
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 1,919 49.7 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,942 50.3 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30 0.8 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,859 people in Beechworth. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

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Age Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 49 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 178 4.6 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 223 5.8 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 211 5.5 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 173 4.5 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 113 2.9 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 134 3.5 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 186 4.8 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 206 5.4 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 277 7.2 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 264 6.9 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 289 7.5 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 325 8.4 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 338 8.8 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 334 8.7 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 215 5.6 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 167 4.3 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 108 2.8 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 106 2.8 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Beechworth was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 1,598 49.2 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 106 3.3 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 389 12.0 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 227 7.0 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 929 28.6 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Beechworth aged 15 years and over, 49.2% were married and 15.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,255 49.2 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 318 12.5 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 976 38.3 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Beechworth, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 66 5.5 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 156 13.0 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 88 7.3 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 60 5.0 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 131 10.9 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 61 5.1 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 23 1.9 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 55 4.6 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 72 6.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 15 1.2 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 473 39.4 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Beechworth 31.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.0% were in primary school, 17.6% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 752 23.1 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 381 11.7 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 112 3.4 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 397 12.2 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 260 8.0 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 177 5.4 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 268 8.2 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 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 219 6.7 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 20 0.6 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 595 18.3 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Beechworth, 8.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 1,575 29.7 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,439 27.2 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 531 10.0 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 467 8.8 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 229 4.3 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Beechworth were English 29.7%, Australian 27.2%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 8.8% and German 4.3%.

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 Beechworth (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,085 80.5 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 161 4.2 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Germany 35 0.9 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4
New Zealand 34 0.9 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 19 0.5 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
Scotland 16 0.4 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Beechworth, 80.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, Germany 0.9%, New Zealand 0.9%, Netherlands 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 525 13.6 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 241 6.3 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 167 4.3 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,407 62.5 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Beechworth, 62.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,596 67.2 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 255 6.6 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Germany 47 1.2 44,703 0.8 170,571 0.7
Scotland 46 1.2 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
New Zealand 44 1.1 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6

In Beechworth, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.2%, England 6.6%, Germany 1.2%, Scotland 1.2% and New Zealand 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,673 69.7 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 233 6.1 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Germany 56 1.5 44,270 0.7 169,618 0.7
New Zealand 42 1.1 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 36 0.9 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6

In Beechworth, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.7%, England 6.1%, Germany 1.5%, New Zealand 1.1% and Netherlands 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,534 39.6 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 728 18.8 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 557 14.4 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 483 12.5 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 206 5.3 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Beechworth were No Religion, so described 39.6%, Catholic 18.8%, Not stated 14.4%, Anglican 12.5% and Uniting Church 5.3%. In Beechworth, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 21 0.5 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
German 15 0.4 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
French 12 0.3 19,313 0.3 70,873 0.3
Swedish 9 0.2 1,905 0.0 8,956 0.0
Croatian 9 0.2 20,504 0.3 56,885 0.2
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English only spoken at home 3,270 84.9 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 85 5.5 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Beechworth 84.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.5%, German 0.4%, French 0.3%, Swedish 0.2% and Croatian 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 885 51.0 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 669 38.5 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 112 6.5 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 70 4.0 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,736 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Beechworth. Of these 51.0% were employed full time, 38.5% were employed part-time and 4.0% 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
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 224 13.4 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 210 12.6 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 238 14.2 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 240 14.4 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 645 38.6 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Beechworth, 13.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 430 25.8 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 263 15.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 245 14.7 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 211 12.7 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 151 9.1 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 144 8.7 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 130 7.8 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 62 3.7 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Beechworth included Professionals 25.8%, Managers 15.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.7%, Labourers 9.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7%, Sales Workers 7.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 96 6.0 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Local Government Administration 65 4.1 38,163 1.4 142,724 1.3
Aged Care Residential Services 62 3.9 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Accommodation 60 3.7 22,398 0.8 113,377 1.1
Primary Education 58 3.6 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Beechworth, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.0%, Local Government Administration 4.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.9%, Accommodation 3.7% and Primary Education 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 621 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,443 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,152 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Beechworth was $621.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,053 63.5 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 123 7.4 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 116 7.0 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 51 3.1 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Other 19 1.1 14,313 0.5 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 15 0.9 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,120 67.4 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Beechworth, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.5%, Worked at home 7.4%, Walked only 7.0%, Car, as passenger 3.1% and Other 1.1%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,210 68.1 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 776 23.9 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 393 12.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 903 27.9 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Beechworth, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.9% 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
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 565 17.4 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 868 26.7 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 480 14.8 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 298 9.2 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Beechworth, 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 472 47.7 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 340 34.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 172 17.4 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 6 0.6 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Beechworth, 34.3% were couple families with children, 47.7% were couple families without children and 17.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Beechworth, 19.4% of single parents were male and 80.6% 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
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 146 17.9 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 59 7.2 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 196 24.1 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 65 8.0 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 66 8.1 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 173 21.3 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 50 6.1 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 59 7.2 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Beechworth, of couple families with children, 17.9% had both partners employed full-time, 7.2% had both employed part-time and 24.1% 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 Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,439 86.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 232 13.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Beechworth, 86.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,294 89.9 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 46 3.2 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 71 4.9 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 11 0.8 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Beechworth, 89.9% were separate houses, 3.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.9% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 50 3.5 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 263 18.4 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 730 51.0 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 355 24.8 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 29 2.0 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Beechworth, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 18.4% had 2 bedrooms and 51.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 620 43.2 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 440 30.6 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 327 22.8 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 17 1.2 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 32 2.2 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Beechworth, 43.2% were owned outright, 30.6% were owned with a mortgage and 22.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 983 68.5 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 415 28.9 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 37 2.6 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Beechworth, of all households, 68.5% were family households, 28.9% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

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Household income Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 23.4 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.7 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Beechworth, 23.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.7% 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 Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 248 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 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 Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,430 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.3 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.7 -- 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 Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 64 4.5 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 501 34.9 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 556 38.8 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 254 17.7 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 59 4.1 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Beechworth, 34.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 240 16.8 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,157 80.9 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 33 2.3 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Beechworth, 80.9% 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.
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 21 75.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 7 25.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 36 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Beechworth, 75.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 25.0% were female. The median age was 36 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,624 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Beechworth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

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
Beechworth % Beechworth Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 280 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Beechworth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 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.