Koo Wee Rup

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC21372
People 3,579
Male 48.2%
Female 51.8%
Median age 35
Families 923
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 1,340
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,345
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,700
Median weekly rent $268
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 1,726 48.2 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,854 51.8 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38 1.1 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,579 people in Koo Wee Rup. Of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 284 7.9 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 257 7.2 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 241 6.7 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 242 6.7 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 207 5.8 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 279 7.8 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 262 7.3 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 214 6.0 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 227 6.3 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 225 6.3 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 239 6.7 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 210 5.9 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 149 4.2 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 163 4.5 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 118 3.3 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 105 2.9 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 75 2.1 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 89 2.5 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Koo Wee Rup was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 1,354 48.5 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 97 3.5 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 223 8.0 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 162 5.8 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 954 34.2 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Koo Wee Rup aged 15 years and over, 48.5% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,196 48.9 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 337 13.8 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 911 37.3 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Koo Wee Rup, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 66 6.1 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 189 17.3 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 100 9.2 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 23 2.1 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 179 16.4 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 26 2.4 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 23 2.1 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 59 5.4 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 50 4.6 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 24 2.2 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 351 32.2 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Koo Wee Rup 30.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.2% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 10.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 179 6.4 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 206 7.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 100 3.6 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 542 19.4 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 287 10.3 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 240 8.6 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 395 14.1 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 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 372 13.3 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 16 0.6 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 397 14.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Koo Wee Rup, 10.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 1,573 32.9 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,414 29.6 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 358 7.5 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 316 6.6 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 204 4.3 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Koo Wee Rup were Australian 32.9%, English 29.6%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.6% and Italian 4.3%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Koo Wee Rup (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,834 79.5 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 138 3.9 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Italy 54 1.5 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
New Zealand 40 1.1 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 15 0.4 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Scotland 14 0.4 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Koo Wee Rup, 79.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.9%, Italy 1.5%, New Zealand 1.1%, India 0.4% and Scotland 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 581 16.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 243 6.8 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 181 5.1 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,230 62.4 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Koo Wee Rup, 62.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,432 68.4 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 234 6.6 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 109 3.1 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 63 1.8 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 54 1.5 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Koo Wee Rup, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.4%, England 6.6%, Italy 3.1%, New Zealand 1.8% and Netherlands 1.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,488 70.1 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 253 7.1 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 93 2.6 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
New Zealand 59 1.7 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 52 1.5 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6

In Koo Wee Rup, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.1%, England 7.1%, Italy 2.6%, New Zealand 1.7% and Netherlands 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,194 33.2 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 895 24.9 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 536 14.9 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 397 11.0 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 164 4.6 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Koo Wee Rup were No Religion, so described 33.2%, Catholic 24.9%, Anglican 14.9%, Not stated 11.0% and Uniting Church 4.6%. In Koo Wee Rup, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 71 2.0 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Romanian 15 0.4 5,125 0.1 12,955 0.1
Punjabi 11 0.3 56,171 0.9 132,496 0.6
Tagalog 9 0.3 23,054 0.4 111,273 0.5
Mandarin 8 0.2 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 3,079 86.0 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 101 7.9 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Koo Wee Rup 86.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 2.0%, Romanian 0.4%, Punjabi 0.3%, Tagalog 0.3% and Mandarin 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,015 59.6 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 492 28.9 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 116 6.8 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 80 4.7 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,703 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Koo Wee Rup. Of these 59.6% were employed full time, 28.9% were employed part-time and 4.7% 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
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 173 10.7 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 147 9.1 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 166 10.3 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 309 19.1 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 706 43.7 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Koo Wee Rup, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 339 20.7 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 227 13.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 204 12.5 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 189 11.5 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 176 10.8 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 168 10.3 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 155 9.5 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 149 9.1 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Koo Wee Rup included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.7%, Labourers 13.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.5%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Professionals 9.5% and Managers 9.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 51 3.4 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 44 2.9 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 43 2.8 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Road Freight Transport 38 2.5 32,620 1.2 129,528 1.2
Takeaway Food Services 37 2.4 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Koo Wee Rup, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%, Road Freight Transport 2.5% and Takeaway Food Services 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 636 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,606 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,345 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Koo Wee Rup was $636.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,198 73.3 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 65 4.0 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 61 3.7 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Truck 33 2.0 16,720 0.6 85,892 0.8
Walked only 26 1.6 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 21 1.3 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,279 78.5 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Koo Wee Rup, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.3%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Worked at home 3.7%, Truck 2.0% and Walked only 1.6%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,909 68.3 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 889 31.8 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 316 11.3 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 523 18.7 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Koo Wee Rup, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.8% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% 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
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 598 21.4 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 684 24.4 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 344 12.3 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 287 10.3 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Koo Wee Rup, 24.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 318 34.3 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 464 50.1 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 129 13.9 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 15 1.6 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Koo Wee Rup, 50.1% were couple families with children, 34.3% were couple families without children and 13.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Koo Wee Rup, 14.1% of single parents were male and 85.9% 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
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 159 20.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 17 2.2 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 214 27.6 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 126 16.2 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 32 4.1 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 122 15.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 69 8.9 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 37 4.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Koo Wee Rup, of couple families with children, 20.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 27.6% 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 Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,186 94.7 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 67 5.3 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Koo Wee Rup, 94.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,152 97.1 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 26 2.2 300,918 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 Koo Wee Rup, 97.1% were separate houses, 2.2% 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
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 32 2.7 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 141 11.9 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 512 43.1 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 476 40.1 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 26 2.2 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 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Koo Wee Rup, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 11.9% had 2 bedrooms and 43.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 316 26.6 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 585 49.3 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 243 20.5 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.3 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 39 3.3 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Koo Wee Rup, 26.6% were owned outright, 49.3% were owned with a mortgage and 20.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 907 76.3 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 265 22.3 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 16 1.3 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Koo Wee Rup, of all households, 76.3% were family households, 22.3% were single person households and 1.3% were group households.

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Household income Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.3 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Koo Wee Rup, 21.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.3% 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 Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 268 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.2 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.8 -- 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 Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,700 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.8 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.2 -- 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 Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 42 3.5 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 319 26.7 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 484 40.5 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 301 25.2 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 50 4.2 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Koo Wee Rup, 26.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 234 19.7 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 922 77.6 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 32 2.7 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Koo Wee Rup, 77.6% 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.
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 18 45.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 22 55.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Koo Wee Rup, 45.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.0% were female. The median age was 20 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
Koo Wee Rup % Koo Wee Rup Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.4 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,812 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Koo Wee Rup, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,812.

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

In Koo Wee Rup, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

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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.