Kew (Vic.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC21328
People 24,605
Male 47.7%
Female 52.3%
Median age 39
Families 6,129
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 10,264
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $2,206
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,513
Median weekly rent $438
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 11,747 47.7 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 12,859 52.3 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41 0.2 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 24,605 people in Kew (Vic.). Of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,065 4.3 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,382 5.6 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,503 6.1 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,690 6.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,907 7.8 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,866 7.6 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,554 6.3 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,437 5.8 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,536 6.2 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,802 7.3 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,744 7.1 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,560 6.3 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,381 5.6 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,233 5.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 951 3.9 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 665 2.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 554 2.3 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 763 3.1 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Kew (Vic.) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 9,729 47.1 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 383 1.9 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,305 6.3 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,084 5.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 8,140 39.4 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Kew (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 47.1% were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 8,382 46.9 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,595 8.9 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 7,882 44.1 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Kew (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 46.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 371 4.4 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 822 9.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 486 5.8 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 587 7.0 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 360 4.3 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 494 5.9 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,033 12.2 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 291 3.4 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,215 26.3 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 205 2.4 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,571 18.6 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Kew (Vic.) 34.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.5% were in primary school, 22.5% in secondary school and 29.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 9,733 47.1 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,712 8.3 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 294 1.4 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 821 4.0 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,370 16.3 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 747 3.6 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 707 3.4 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 952 4.6 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 148 0.7 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,726 8.4 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Kew (Vic.), 16.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 7,258 21.7 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 5,979 17.9 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 3,390 10.2 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 3,373 10.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 2,302 6.9 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Kew (Vic.) were English 21.7%, Australian 17.9%, Chinese 10.2%, Irish 10.1% and Scottish 6.9%.

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 Kew (Vic.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 15,941 64.8 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,453 5.9 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
England 723 2.9 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Malaysia 456 1.9 50,049 0.8 138,364 0.6
India 437 1.8 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Vietnam 347 1.4 80,787 1.4 219,355 0.9

In Kew (Vic.), 64.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.9%, England 2.9%, Malaysia 1.9%, India 1.8% and Vietnam 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 9,486 38.6 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,659 6.7 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,347 5.5 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 10,545 42.9 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Kew (Vic.), 42.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 38.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 11,935 48.6 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,027 8.2 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
England 1,047 4.3 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 819 3.3 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
Greece 679 2.8 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0

In Kew (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.2%, England 4.3%, Italy 3.3% and Greece 2.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 12,264 49.8 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,025 8.2 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
England 969 3.9 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 724 2.9 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Greece 628 2.6 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9

In Kew (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.2%, England 3.9%, Italy 2.9% and Greece 2.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 8,952 36.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 6,158 25.0 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 2,377 9.7 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 2,157 8.8 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 1,082 4.4 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Kew (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 36.4%, Catholic 25.0%, Not stated 9.7%, Anglican 8.8% and Eastern Orthodox 4.4%. In Kew (Vic.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,822 7.4 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Greek 715 2.9 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Cantonese 672 2.7 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Italian 478 1.9 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Vietnamese 411 1.7 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 16,836 68.4 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 2,749 29.8 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Kew (Vic.) 68.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 7.4%, Greek 2.9%, Cantonese 2.7%, Italian 1.9% and Vietnamese 1.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,458 58.1 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 4,197 32.7 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 533 4.1 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 659 5.1 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 12,847 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kew (Vic.). Of these 58.1% were employed full time, 32.7% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,692 13.9 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,280 10.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,227 10.1 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,569 12.9 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,893 48.3 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Kew (Vic.), 13.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,941 40.5 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 2,369 19.4 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,481 12.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 1,053 8.6 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 968 7.9 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 678 5.6 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 358 2.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 135 1.1 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Kew (Vic.) included Professionals 40.5%, Managers 19.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.6%, Labourers 2.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 710 5.9 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 397 3.3 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Higher Education 337 2.8 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Legal Services 330 2.7 27,342 1.0 104,051 1.0
Computer System Design and Related Services 322 2.7 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5

Of the employed people in Kew (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3%, Higher Education 2.8%, Legal Services 2.7% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 923 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,786 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,206 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kew (Vic.) was $923.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,493 53.3 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Tram 1,005 8.3 51,140 1.9 58,736 0.5
Worked at home 860 7.1 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 484 4.0 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 436 3.6 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 2,208 18.1 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 7,152 58.7 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Kew (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 53.3%, Tram 8.3%, Worked at home 7.1%, Walked only 4.0% and Car, as passenger 3.6%. On the day, 18.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 15,116 73.2 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 5,346 25.9 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,495 12.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 5,319 25.8 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Kew (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.9% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.8% 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
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 5,860 28.4 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 5,559 26.9 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,232 10.8 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,475 7.1 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kew (Vic.), 26.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,190 35.7 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,990 48.8 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 796 13.0 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 157 2.6 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Kew (Vic.), 48.8% were couple families with children, 35.7% were couple families without children and 13.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Kew (Vic.), 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% 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
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,220 23.6 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 211 4.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,226 23.7 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 835 16.1 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 297 5.7 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 762 14.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 237 4.6 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 391 7.5 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Kew (Vic.), of couple families with children, 23.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 23.7% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 8,673 89.0 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,071 11.0 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Kew (Vic.), 89.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,427 51.0 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,163 24.9 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,033 23.4 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 22 0.3 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Kew (Vic.), 51.0% were separate houses, 24.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 23.4% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 10 0.1 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 317 3.7 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,518 29.0 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,934 33.8 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,734 31.5 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 156 1.8 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Kew (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 29.0% had 2 bedrooms and 33.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,308 38.2 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,418 27.9 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,684 31.0 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 55 0.6 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 194 2.2 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Kew (Vic.), 38.2% were owned outright, 27.9% were owned with a mortgage and 31.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 6,050 69.8 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,067 23.9 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 547 6.3 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Kew (Vic.), of all households, 69.8% were family households, 23.9% were single person households and 6.3% were group households.

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Household income Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.9 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 35.6 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Kew (Vic.), 13.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 35.6% 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 Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 438 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.9 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.1 -- 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 Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,513 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.6 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.4 -- 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 Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 524 6.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,278 37.8 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 3,307 38.2 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,363 15.7 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 195 2.2 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Kew (Vic.), 37.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 603 7.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 7,902 91.2 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 159 1.8 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Kew (Vic.), 91.2% 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.
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 23 50.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 23 50.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Kew (Vic.), 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 25 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
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,958 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Kew (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,958.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kew (Vic.) % Kew (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 450 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,800 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Kew (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $450 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,800.

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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.