Geelong

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20966
People 5,210
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 40
Families 1,164
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 2,797
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,427
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $302
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 2,527 48.5 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,688 51.5 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29 0.6 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,210 people in Geelong. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 236 4.5 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 195 3.7 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 163 3.1 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 241 4.6 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 517 9.9 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 521 10.0 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 374 7.2 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 315 6.0 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 261 5.0 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 298 5.7 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 337 6.5 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 402 7.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 366 7.0 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 317 6.1 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 203 3.9 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 149 2.9 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 131 2.5 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 184 3.5 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Geelong was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 1,877 40.7 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 131 2.8 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 447 9.7 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 305 6.6 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,854 40.2 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Geelong aged 15 years and over, 40.7% were married and 12.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,539 41.2 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 411 11.0 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,784 47.8 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Geelong, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 69 4.4 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 128 8.2 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 60 3.8 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 41 2.6 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 58 3.7 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 86 5.5 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 52 3.3 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 81 5.2 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 523 33.5 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 35 2.2 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 427 27.4 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Geelong 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 14.8% were in primary school, 12.5% in secondary school and 38.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,439 31.2 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 434 9.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 157 3.4 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 436 9.5 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 627 13.6 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 265 5.7 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 284 6.2 376,237 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 339 7.4 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 24 0.5 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 515 11.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Geelong, 13.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 1,807 26.0 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,416 20.4 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 794 11.4 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 579 8.3 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 334 4.8 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Geelong were English 26.0%, Australian 20.4%, Irish 11.4%, Scottish 8.3% and Italian 4.8%.

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

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Country of birth Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,608 69.5 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 162 3.1 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
India 142 2.7 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Italy 106 2.0 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 100 1.9 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
New Zealand 52 1.0 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Geelong, 69.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, India 2.7%, Italy 2.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.9% and New Zealand 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,515 29.1 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 316 6.1 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 242 4.6 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,703 51.9 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Geelong, 51.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,958 56.9 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 268 5.2 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 222 4.3 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
India 162 3.1 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 114 2.2 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0

In Geelong, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.9%, England 5.2%, Italy 4.3%, India 3.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,034 58.7 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 251 4.9 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 185 3.6 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
India 165 3.2 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 111 2.1 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0

In Geelong, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 58.7%, England 4.9%, Italy 3.6%, India 3.2% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,722 33.1 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,350 26.0 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 588 11.3 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 499 9.6 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 186 3.6 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Geelong were No Religion, so described 33.1%, Catholic 26.0%, Not stated 11.3%, Anglican 9.6% and Uniting Church 3.6%. In Geelong, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 146 2.8 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 123 2.4 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Greek 64 1.2 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Hindi 59 1.1 51,241 0.9 159,652 0.7
Arabic 35 0.7 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
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English only spoken at home 3,904 75.5 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 428 18.6 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Geelong 75.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 2.8%, Mandarin 2.4%, Greek 1.2%, Hindi 1.1% and Arabic 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,542 55.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 936 33.7 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 157 5.6 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 145 5.2 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,780 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Geelong. Of these 55.5% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 5.2% 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
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 369 14.0 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 276 10.4 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 292 11.0 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 457 17.3 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,088 41.2 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Geelong, 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 792 30.0 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 366 13.9 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 364 13.8 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 290 11.0 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 289 11.0 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 232 8.8 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 180 6.8 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 92 3.5 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Geelong included Professionals 30.0%, Managers 13.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Labourers 6.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 252 9.8 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 107 4.2 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Higher Education 83 3.2 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Takeaway Food Services 60 2.3 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Clothing Retailing 53 2.1 30,241 1.1 97,439 0.9

Of the employed people in Geelong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.2%, Higher Education 3.2%, Takeaway Food Services 2.3% and Clothing Retailing 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 725 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,050 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,427 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Geelong was $725.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,315 50.2 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 485 18.5 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 135 5.2 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train 112 4.3 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 111 4.2 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 216 8.2 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,475 56.0 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Geelong, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.2%, Walked only 18.5%, Worked at home 5.2%, Train 4.3% and Car, as passenger 4.2%. On the day, 8.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,131 67.8 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 970 21.0 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 517 11.2 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 995 21.6 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Geelong, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.0% 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, 21.6% 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
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,176 25.5 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,209 26.2 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 449 9.7 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 300 6.5 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Geelong, 26.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 587 50.3 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 413 35.4 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 144 12.3 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 23 2.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Geelong, 35.4% were couple families with children, 50.3% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

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

In Geelong, 17.8% of single parents were male and 82.2% 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
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 216 21.9 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 60 6.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 235 23.8 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 147 14.9 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 66 6.7 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 165 16.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 47 4.8 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 50 5.1 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Geelong, of couple families with children, 21.9% had both partners employed full-time, 6.1% had both employed part-time and 23.8% 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 Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,071 80.4 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 505 19.6 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Geelong, 80.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,169 56.4 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 513 24.8 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 377 18.2 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 7 0.3 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Geelong, 56.4% were separate houses, 24.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.2% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 15 0.7 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 172 8.3 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 727 35.0 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 776 37.3 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 348 16.7 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 42 2.0 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Geelong, of occupied private dwellings 8.3% had 1 bedroom, 35.0% had 2 bedrooms and 37.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 649 31.2 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 474 22.8 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 891 42.8 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 18 0.9 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 51 2.4 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Geelong, 31.2% were owned outright, 22.8% were owned with a mortgage and 42.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 1,155 55.6 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 770 37.0 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 154 7.4 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Geelong, of all households, 55.6% were family households, 37.0% were single person households and 7.4% were group households.

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Household income Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.0 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 16.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Geelong, 22.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.3% 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 Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 302 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.9 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.1 -- 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 Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.5 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.5 -- 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 Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 214 10.3 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 901 43.3 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 640 30.8 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 246 11.8 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 79 3.8 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Geelong, 43.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 291 14.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,741 83.7 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 47 2.3 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Geelong, 83.7% 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.
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 16 55.2 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 13 44.8 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 28 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Geelong, 55.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.8% were female. The median age was 28 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
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,562 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Geelong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,562.

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
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 295 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Geelong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $295 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.