Pakenham

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22015
People 46,421
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 32
Families 12,269
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 17,466
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,374
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,700
Median weekly rent $320
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 22,474 48.4 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 23,951 51.6 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 417 0.9 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 46,421 people in Pakenham. Of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

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Age Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 4,708 10.1 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 3,911 8.4 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 3,113 6.7 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,718 5.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3,063 6.6 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,819 8.2 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 4,415 9.5 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 3,600 7.8 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 3,108 6.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,818 6.1 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,318 5.0 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,952 4.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,720 3.7 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,637 3.5 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,365 2.9 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 912 2.0 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 627 1.4 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 620 1.3 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Pakenham was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 16,458 47.4 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,451 4.2 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 3,142 9.1 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,484 4.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 12,166 35.1 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Pakenham aged 15 years and over, 47.4% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 14,922 47.2 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 4,167 13.2 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 12,495 39.6 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Pakenham, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,095 7.6 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 3,207 22.3 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 827 5.8 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 740 5.2 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,687 11.8 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 548 3.8 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 626 4.4 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,002 7.0 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,327 9.2 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 490 3.4 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 2,806 19.5 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Pakenham 30.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.2% were in primary school, 19.9% in secondary school and 16.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,369 12.6 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3,427 9.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,698 4.9 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 6,097 17.6 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 5,162 14.9 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,605 7.5 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 3,888 11.2 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 29 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 5 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,190 9.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 143 0.4 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 3,183 9.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Pakenham, 14.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 17,398 27.3 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 16,225 25.5 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 4,248 6.7 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 3,981 6.2 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 1,805 2.8 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Pakenham were English 27.3%, Australian 25.5%, Irish 6.7%, Scottish 6.2% and German 2.8%.

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

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Country of birth Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 33,069 71.2 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,860 4.0 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
India 1,281 2.8 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 1,088 2.3 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Sri Lanka 592 1.3 55,830 0.9 109,849 0.5
Philippines 464 1.0 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0

In Pakenham, 71.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.0%, India 2.8%, New Zealand 2.3%, Sri Lanka 1.3% and Philippines 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 14,558 31.4 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3,492 7.5 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 2,613 5.6 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 23,008 49.5 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Pakenham, 49.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 25,742 55.4 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 3,280 7.1 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
India 1,739 3.7 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
New Zealand 1,310 2.8 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Sri Lanka 877 1.9 77,716 1.3 151,933 0.6

In Pakenham, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 55.4%, England 7.1%, India 3.7%, New Zealand 2.8% and Sri Lanka 1.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 26,661 57.4 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 3,155 6.8 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
India 1,696 3.7 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
New Zealand 1,293 2.8 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Sri Lanka 838 1.8 76,287 1.3 149,082 0.6

In Pakenham, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 57.4%, England 6.8%, India 3.7%, New Zealand 2.8% and Sri Lanka 1.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 16,147 34.8 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 9,831 21.2 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 5,133 11.1 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 3,928 8.5 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 1,785 3.8 146,441 2.5 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Pakenham were No Religion, so described 34.8%, Catholic 21.2%, Anglican 11.1%, Not stated 8.5% and Christian, nfd 3.8%. In Pakenham, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Punjabi 685 1.5 56,171 0.9 132,496 0.6
Sinhalese 523 1.1 37,423 0.6 64,612 0.3
Arabic 378 0.8 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Hindi 315 0.7 51,241 0.9 159,652 0.7
Spanish 286 0.6 35,494 0.6 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 36,619 79.0 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 2,930 17.9 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Pakenham 79.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 1.5%, Sinhalese 1.1%, Arabic 0.8%, Hindi 0.7% and Spanish 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 13,210 59.3 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 6,450 29.0 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,087 4.9 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,531 6.9 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 22,278 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pakenham. Of these 59.3% were employed full time, 29.0% were employed part-time and 6.9% 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
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,159 10.4 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,953 9.4 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,338 11.3 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 4,464 21.5 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 8,748 42.2 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Pakenham, 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,598 17.3 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,924 14.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 2,739 13.2 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 2,520 12.1 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,380 11.5 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 2,338 11.3 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,974 9.5 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Managers 1,950 9.4 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Pakenham included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.1%, Professionals 13.2%, Labourers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.5% and Managers 9.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 793 3.8 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 590 2.9 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 579 2.8 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 471 2.3 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Road Freight Transport 436 2.1 32,620 1.2 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in Pakenham, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.8%, Takeaway Food Services 2.3% and Road Freight Transport 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 660 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,537 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,374 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pakenham was $660.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 14,938 72.1 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 933 4.5 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train 853 4.1 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 642 3.1 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 188 0.9 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,489 7.2 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 16,287 78.5 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Pakenham, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.1%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Train 4.1%, Worked at home 3.1% and Walked only 0.9%. On the day, 7.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 24,274 70.0 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 12,526 36.1 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 3,853 11.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,983 14.4 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Pakenham, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.1% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.4% 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
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 8,062 23.2 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 9,013 26.0 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 3,836 11.1 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 3,363 9.7 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Pakenham, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,775 30.8 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 5,956 48.6 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,375 19.4 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 157 1.3 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Pakenham, 48.6% were couple families with children, 30.8% were couple families without children and 19.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 86.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Pakenham, 14.0% of single parents were male and 86.0% 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
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,995 20.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 302 3.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,495 25.6 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,847 19.0 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 482 5.0 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,561 16.0 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 555 5.7 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 494 5.1 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Pakenham, of couple families with children, 20.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 25.6% 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

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 Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 15,525 93.2 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,137 6.8 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Pakenham, 93.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 13,668 88.0 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,713 11.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 71 0.5 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 53 0.3 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Pakenham, 88.0% were separate houses, 11.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 34 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 84 0.5 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,678 10.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 7,224 46.5 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 6,176 39.8 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 332 2.1 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 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Pakenham, of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 10.8% had 2 bedrooms and 46.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,898 18.7 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 7,196 46.3 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 4,766 30.7 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 273 1.8 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 403 2.6 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Pakenham, 18.7% were owned outright, 46.3% were owned with a mortgage and 30.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 11,965 77.0 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 3,167 20.4 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 409 2.6 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Pakenham, of all households, 77.0% were family households, 20.4% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

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Household income Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.1 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.0 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Pakenham, 17.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.0% 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 Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 320 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.5 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.5 -- 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 Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,700 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.2 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.8 -- 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 Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 577 3.7 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 5,239 33.7 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 6,539 42.1 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 2,733 17.6 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 447 2.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Pakenham, 33.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,807 11.6 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 13,335 85.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 394 2.5 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Pakenham, 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.
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 202 47.8 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 221 52.2 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Pakenham, 47.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.2% were female. The median age was 17 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
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,447 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Pakenham, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,447.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pakenham % Pakenham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Pakenham, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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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.