Highett

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC21176
People 10,454
Male 47.1%
Female 52.9%
Median age 39
Families 2,808
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 4,671
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,613
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,100
Median weekly rent $375
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 4,919 47.1 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,533 52.9 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 17 0.2 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,454 people in Highett. Of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 787 7.5 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 704 6.7 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 566 5.4 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 544 5.2 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 482 4.6 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 582 5.6 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 768 7.3 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 847 8.1 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 929 8.9 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 859 8.2 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 730 7.0 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 588 5.6 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 507 4.9 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 423 4.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 347 3.3 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 284 2.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 196 1.9 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 310 3.0 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Highett was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 4,019 47.8 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 258 3.1 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 839 10.0 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 454 5.4 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,833 33.7 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Highett aged 15 years and over, 47.8% were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,632 47.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 840 11.0 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,178 41.5 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Highett, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 242 8.1 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 557 18.6 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 233 7.8 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 63 2.1 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 335 11.2 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 163 5.4 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 132 4.4 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 127 4.2 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 450 15.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 88 2.9 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 603 20.1 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Highett 28.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.4% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 19.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,656 31.6 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,001 11.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 204 2.4 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 763 9.1 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,326 15.8 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 393 4.7 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 472 5.6 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 7 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 597 7.1 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 41 0.5 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 710 8.4 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Highett, 15.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 3,461 24.3 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 3,121 21.9 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,298 9.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,003 7.0 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 490 3.4 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Highett were English 24.3%, Australian 21.9%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 7.0% and Italian 3.4%.

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

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Country of birth Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 6,911 66.4 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 452 4.3 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 221 2.1 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
India 221 2.1 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 196 1.9 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Greece 167 1.6 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4

In Highett, 66.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1%, India 2.1%, New Zealand 1.9% and Greece 1.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,891 37.2 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 828 7.9 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 647 6.2 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,436 42.4 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Highett, 42.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 37.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 5,102 49.0 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 703 6.7 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Greece 327 3.1 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 302 2.9 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
India 293 2.8 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6

In Highett, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 49.0%, England 6.7%, Greece 3.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.9% and India 2.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 5,292 50.6 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 661 6.3 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Greece 324 3.1 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 298 2.8 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
India 283 2.7 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6

In Highett, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 50.6%, England 6.3%, Greece 3.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.8% and India 2.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,926 37.6 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,429 23.2 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 965 9.2 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 923 8.8 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 579 5.5 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Highett were No Religion, so described 37.6%, Catholic 23.2%, Anglican 9.2%, Not stated 8.8% and Eastern Orthodox 5.5%. In Highett, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Greek 343 3.3 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 248 2.4 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Russian 187 1.8 17,685 0.3 50,314 0.2
Italian 120 1.2 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Hindi 95 0.9 51,241 0.9 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 7,705 73.9 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,056 24.7 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Highett 73.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 3.3%, Mandarin 2.4%, Russian 1.8%, Italian 1.2% and Hindi 0.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,290 60.1 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,681 30.7 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 225 4.1 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 274 5.0 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 5,470 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Highett. Of these 60.1% were employed full time, 30.7% were employed part-time and 5.0% 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
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 601 11.6 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 525 10.1 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 551 10.6 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 823 15.8 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,469 47.5 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Highett, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,524 29.3 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 890 17.1 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 760 14.6 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 553 10.6 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 514 9.9 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 493 9.5 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 252 4.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 144 2.8 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Highett included Professionals 29.3%, Managers 17.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Labourers 4.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 220 4.3 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 157 3.1 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 125 2.5 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Banking 117 2.3 43,852 1.6 144,232 1.3
Higher Education 107 2.1 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5

Of the employed people in Highett, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.1%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%, Banking 2.3% and Higher Education 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 794 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,173 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,613 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Highett was $794.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,041 58.7 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 584 11.3 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 298 5.8 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 178 3.4 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 132 2.5 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 899 17.3 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,398 65.3 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Highett, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.7%, Train 11.3%, Worked at home 5.8%, Car, as passenger 3.4% and Walked only 2.5%. On the day, 17.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,276 74.6 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,651 31.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 955 11.4 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,586 18.9 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Highett, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.5% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.9% 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
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,278 27.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,382 28.4 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 985 11.7 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 621 7.4 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Highett, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 955 34.0 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,342 47.8 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 458 16.3 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 50 1.8 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Highett, 47.8% were couple families with children, 34.0% were couple families without children and 16.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Highett, 20.2% of single parents were male and 79.8% 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
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 557 24.3 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 71 3.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 626 27.3 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 333 14.5 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 101 4.4 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 352 15.3 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 120 5.2 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 135 5.9 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Highett, of couple families with children, 24.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 27.3% 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 Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,068 91.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 399 8.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Highett, 91.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,310 56.8 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,281 31.5 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 423 10.4 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 42 1.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Highett, 56.8% were separate houses, 31.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.4% were flats or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 162 4.0 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,366 33.5 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,730 42.4 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 749 18.4 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 73 1.8 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Highett, of occupied private dwellings 4.0% had 1 bedroom, 33.5% had 2 bedrooms and 42.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,265 31.0 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,533 37.6 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,168 28.7 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 22 0.5 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 88 2.2 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Highett, 31.0% were owned outright, 37.6% were owned with a mortgage and 28.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 2,790 68.5 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,160 28.5 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 125 3.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Highett, of all households, 68.5% were family households, 28.5% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.2 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 21.2 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Highett, 19.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.2% 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 Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 375 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.9 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.1 -- 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 Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,100 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.3 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.7 -- 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 Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 285 7.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,725 42.4 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,558 38.3 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 410 10.1 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 95 2.3 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Highett, 42.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 490 12.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,497 85.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 91 2.2 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Highett, 85.8% 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.
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 11 55.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 9 45.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 38 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Highett, 55.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.0% were female. The median age was 38 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,999 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Highett, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,999.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Highett % Highett Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 351 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Highett, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $351 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.