Darnum

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20710
People 751
Male 48.3%
Female 51.7%
Median age 38
Families 198
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 260
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,281
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,452
Median weekly rent $225
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.5

(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
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 362 48.3 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 388 51.7 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 7 0.9 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 751 people in Darnum. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

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Age Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 46 6.2 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 63 8.5 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 64 8.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 56 7.5 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 41 5.5 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 33 4.4 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 29 3.9 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 41 5.5 404,026 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 76 10.2 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 42 5.7 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 44 5.9 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 45 6.1 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 35 4.7 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 36 4.9 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 25 3.4 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 6 0.8 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 7 0.9 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Darnum was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 312 54.7 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 21 3.7 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 37 6.5 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 22 3.9 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 178 31.2 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Darnum aged 15 years and over, 54.7% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 281 55.1 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 59 11.6 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 170 33.3 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Darnum, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 18 6.9 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 65 25.0 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4 1.5 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 15 5.8 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 34 13.1 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 16 6.2 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 13 5.0 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 14 5.4 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 19 7.3 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 1.2 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 59 22.7 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Darnum 34.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.2% were in primary school, 23.0% in secondary school and 12.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 66 11.6 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 50 8.8 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 21 3.7 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 100 17.6 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 59 10.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 44 7.8 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 75 13.2 376,237 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 71 12.5 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 81 14.3 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Darnum, 10.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 327 33.1 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 316 32.0 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 83 8.4 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 81 8.2 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 27 2.7 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Darnum were English 33.1%, Australian 32.0%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 8.2% 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 Darnum (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 624 84.3 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
Netherlands 11 1.5 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
Philippines 5 0.7 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0
Ireland 4 0.5 15,615 0.3 74,888 0.3
New Zealand 3 0.4 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Darnum, 84.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, Netherlands 1.5%, Philippines 0.7%, Ireland 0.5% and New Zealand 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 70 9.4 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 51 6.8 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 37 5.0 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 524 70.2 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Darnum, 70.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 568 75.8 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 41 5.5 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 18 2.4 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
New Zealand 12 1.6 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Italy 8 1.1 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0

In Darnum, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.8%, England 5.5%, Netherlands 2.4%, New Zealand 1.6% and Italy 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 587 78.8 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 35 4.7 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 13 1.7 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
Philippines 10 1.3 72,348 1.2 325,049 1.4
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 5 0.7 28,803 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Darnum, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.8%, England 4.7%, Netherlands 1.7%, Philippines 1.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 282 37.7 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 118 15.8 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 114 15.2 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 69 9.2 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 46 6.1 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Darnum were No Religion, so described 37.7%, Catholic 15.8%, Anglican 15.2%, Not stated 9.2% and Uniting Church 6.1%. In Darnum, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Filipino 5 0.7 17,777 0.3 71,220 0.3
Punjabi 4 0.5 56,171 0.9 132,496 0.6
Dutch 3 0.4 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
Croatian 3 0.4 20,504 0.3 56,885 0.2
Thai 3 0.4 11,669 0.2 55,444 0.2
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English only spoken at home 675 90.4 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 17 6.8 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Darnum 90.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Filipino 0.7%, Punjabi 0.5%, Dutch 0.4%, Croatian 0.4% and Thai 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 182 54.2 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 122 36.3 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 27 8.0 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 5 1.5 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 336 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darnum. Of these 54.2% were employed full time, 36.3% were employed part-time and 1.5% 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
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 43 12.9 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 43 12.9 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 31 9.3 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 55 16.5 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 132 39.5 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Darnum, 12.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 68 20.1 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 62 18.3 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 43 12.7 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 42 12.4 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 35 10.3 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 31 9.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 26 7.7 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 24 7.1 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Darnum included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.1%, Managers 18.3%, Labourers 12.7%, Professionals 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Sales Workers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Dairy Cattle Farming 24 8.5 11,606 0.4 20,326 0.2
Aged Care Residential Services 13 4.6 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 12 4.2 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Cafes and Restaurants 11 3.9 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 11 3.9 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Darnum, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 8.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 591 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,444 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,281 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Darnum was $591.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 216 66.9 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 32 9.9 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 12 3.7 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Motorbike/scooter 7 2.2 9,878 0.4 64,580 0.6
Walked only 7 2.2 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 10 3.0 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 234 70.5 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Darnum, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.9%, Worked at home 9.9%, Car, as passenger 3.7%, Motorbike/scooter 2.2% and Walked only 2.2%. On the day, 3.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 415 73.1 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 186 32.6 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 64 11.2 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 133 23.0 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Darnum, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.6% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 131 22.7 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 130 22.5 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 84 14.6 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 79 13.7 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Darnum, 22.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 67 34.7 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 103 53.4 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 23 11.9 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Darnum, 53.4% were couple families with children, 34.7% were couple families without children and 11.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 34.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 65.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Darnum, 34.8% of single parents were male and 65.2% 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
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 24 13.4 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 6 3.4 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 49 27.4 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 28 15.6 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 12 6.7 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 35 19.6 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 13 7.3 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 12 6.7 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Darnum, of couple families with children, 13.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 27.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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 Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 231 95.5 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 11 4.5 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

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

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 231 100.0 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 Darnum, 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
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 8 3.4 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 22 9.3 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 110 46.4 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 94 39.7 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.3 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 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Darnum, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 9.3% had 2 bedrooms and 46.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 87 36.7 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 115 48.5 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 26 11.0 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 1.3 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 6 2.5 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Darnum, 36.7% were owned outright, 48.5% were owned with a mortgage and 11.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 194 84.3 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 36 15.7 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Darnum, of all households, 84.3% were family households, 15.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 14.8 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.4 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Darnum, 14.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.4% 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 Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 225 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.2 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 1.8 -- 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 Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,452 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.1 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.9 -- 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 Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 3 1.3 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 39 16.9 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 85 36.8 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 97 42.0 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 7 3.0 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Darnum, 16.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 42.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 31 13.1 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 203 85.7 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 1.3 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Darnum, 85.7% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 3 30.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 7 70.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 14 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Darnum, 30.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 70.0% were female. The median age was 14 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
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Darnum, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 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
Darnum % Darnum Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Darnum, 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.