Cardigan

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20482
People 754
Male 52.9%
Female 47.1%
Median age 38
Families 205
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.4
for all households (a) 1.3
All private dwellings 246
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $2,192
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,820
Median weekly rent $218
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 3

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 397 52.9 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 354 47.1 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 0 0.0 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 754 people in Cardigan. Of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

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Age Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 31 4.2 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 54 7.2 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 88 11.8 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 72 9.7 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 45 6.0 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 18 2.4 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 24 3.2 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 48 6.4 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 53 7.1 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 79 10.6 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 65 8.7 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 57 7.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 36 4.8 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 31 4.2 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 24 3.2 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 12 1.6 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 4 0.5 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4 0.5 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cardigan was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 361 62.7 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 11 1.9 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 27 4.7 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 11 1.9 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 166 28.8 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cardigan aged 15 years and over, 62.7% were married and 7.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 345 62.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 45 8.2 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 162 29.3 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Cardigan, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 12 4.7 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 45 17.6 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 40 15.6 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 9 3.5 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 25 9.8 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 45 17.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 17 6.6 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 12 4.7 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 24 9.4 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 3.5 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 18 7.0 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Cardigan 34.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.5% were in primary school, 34.8% in secondary school and 14.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 95 16.7 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 48 8.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 26 4.6 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 90 15.8 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 96 16.9 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 53 9.3 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 61 10.7 376,237 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 54 9.5 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 41 7.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cardigan, 16.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 355 34.4 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 308 29.9 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 118 11.4 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 98 9.5 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 24 2.3 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Cardigan were English 34.4%, Australian 29.9%, Irish 11.4%, Scottish 9.5% and German 2.3%.

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

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Country of birth Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 667 89.9 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 23 3.1 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
India 10 1.3 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 3 0.4 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 3 0.4 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Germany 3 0.4 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Cardigan, 89.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, India 1.3%, New Zealand 0.4%, Scotland 0.4% and Germany 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 87 11.6 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 25 3.3 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 18 2.4 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 600 79.7 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Cardigan, 79.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 622 83.6 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 35 4.7 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
India 13 1.7 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
Germany 10 1.3 44,703 0.8 170,571 0.7
Scotland 7 0.9 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Cardigan, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.6%, England 4.7%, India 1.7%, Germany 1.3% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 629 83.6 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 34 4.5 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
India 11 1.5 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
Fiji 7 0.9 15,900 0.3 90,329 0.4
Scotland 7 0.9 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Cardigan, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.6%, England 4.5%, India 1.5%, Fiji 0.9% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Catholic 237 31.4 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 216 28.6 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 82 10.9 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 68 9.0 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7
Not stated 45 6.0 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Cardigan were Catholic 31.4%, No Religion, so described 28.6%, Anglican 10.9%, Uniting Church 9.0% and Not stated 6.0%. In Cardigan, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Malayalam 4 0.5 16,950 0.3 53,206 0.2
Mandarin 4 0.5 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
German 3 0.4 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Croatian 3 0.4 20,504 0.3 56,885 0.2
Hindi 3 0.4 51,241 0.9 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 712 94.9 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 16 6.6 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Cardigan 94.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Malayalam 0.5%, Mandarin 0.5%, German 0.4%, Croatian 0.4% and Hindi 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 245 57.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 139 32.6 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 24 5.6 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 18 4.2 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 426 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cardigan. Of these 57.5% were employed full time, 32.6% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 57 14.4 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 32 8.1 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 47 11.9 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 65 16.4 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 175 44.2 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cardigan, 14.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 72 17.9 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 66 16.4 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 63 15.6 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 63 15.6 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 40 9.9 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 36 8.9 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 28 6.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 27 6.7 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Cardigan included Professionals 17.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Managers 15.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.6%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Labourers 6.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 27 8.0 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 16 4.7 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Primary Education 15 4.4 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Accounting Services 13 3.8 35,217 1.3 127,263 1.2
Clothing Retailing 9 2.7 30,241 1.1 97,439 0.9

Of the employed people in Cardigan, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.0%, Takeaway Food Services 4.7%, Primary Education 4.4%, Accounting Services 3.8% and Clothing Retailing 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 760 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,217 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,192 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cardigan was $760.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 301 74.1 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 23 5.7 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 21 5.2 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train 7 1.7 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Truck 5 1.2 16,720 0.6 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4 1.0 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 326 79.1 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Cardigan, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.1%, Worked at home 5.7%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Train 1.7% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 463 81.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 227 39.4 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 71 12.3 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 174 30.2 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Cardigan, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 39.4% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.2% 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
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 143 25.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 177 31.1 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 82 14.4 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 62 10.9 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cardigan, 31.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 70 35.4 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 121 61.1 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 7 3.5 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cardigan, 61.1% were couple families with children, 35.4% were couple families without children and 3.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 30.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 70.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Cardigan, 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% 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
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 54 27.0 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 1.5 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 68 34.0 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 25 12.5 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 10 5.0 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 24 12.0 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 7 3.5 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 9 4.5 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Cardigan, of couple families with children, 27.0% had both partners employed full-time, 1.5% had both employed part-time and 34.0% 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 Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 214 95.5 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 10 4.5 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Cardigan, 95.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 214 100.0 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Cardigan, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 10 4.6 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 49 22.4 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 157 71.7 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.4 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Cardigan, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.6% had 2 bedrooms and 22.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.9. The average household size was 3.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 86 38.7 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 119 53.6 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 14 6.3 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 3 1.4 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cardigan, 38.7% were owned outright, 53.6% were owned with a mortgage and 6.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 200 91.3 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 16 7.3 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.4 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Cardigan, of all households, 91.3% were family households, 7.3% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

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Household income Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 8.1 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 24.7 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Cardigan, 8.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.7% 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 Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 218 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.6 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 1.4 -- 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 Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,820 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.0 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.0 -- 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 Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 20 9.0 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 85 38.1 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 113 50.7 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 5 2.2 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Cardigan, 9.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 50.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 17 7.7 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 204 92.3 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Cardigan, 92.3% 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.
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 0 0.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 0 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Cardigan, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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
Cardigan % Cardigan Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Cardigan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Cardigan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 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.