Port Melbourne

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22095
People 16,175
Male 47.8%
Female 52.2%
Median age 40
Families 4,247
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 8,823
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $2,190
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,500
Median weekly rent $496
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(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
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 7,738 47.8 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 8,440 52.2 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 66 0.4 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 16,175 people in Port Melbourne. Of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 967 6.0 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 657 4.1 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 589 3.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 456 2.8 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 656 4.1 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,270 7.8 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,804 11.1 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,619 10.0 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,475 9.1 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,316 8.1 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,096 6.8 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,092 6.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 883 5.5 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 866 5.3 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 581 3.6 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 417 2.6 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 242 1.5 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 203 1.3 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Port Melbourne was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 5,804 41.6 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 412 2.9 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,510 10.8 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 564 4.0 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 5,678 40.7 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Port Melbourne aged 15 years and over, 41.6% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,956 40.8 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,071 17.0 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 5,124 42.2 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Port Melbourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 235 5.9 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 605 15.1 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 118 2.9 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 98 2.4 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 328 8.2 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 81 2.0 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 144 3.6 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 158 3.9 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 681 17.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 129 3.2 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,433 35.7 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Port Melbourne 24.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.3% were in primary school, 13.9% in secondary school and 20.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 5,672 40.6 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,374 9.8 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 305 2.2 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 930 6.7 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,904 13.6 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 503 3.6 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 584 4.2 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 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 733 5.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 72 0.5 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,558 11.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Melbourne, 13.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 5,371 24.4 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 3,876 17.6 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 2,227 10.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,665 7.6 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Greek 1,056 4.8 170,451 2.2 397,431 1.3

The most common ancestries in Port Melbourne were English 24.4%, Australian 17.6%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 7.6% and Greek 4.8%.

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

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Country of birth Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 10,210 63.2 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 865 5.4 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 426 2.6 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Greece 325 2.0 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4
United States of America 164 1.0 19,695 0.3 86,125 0.4
Italy 159 1.0 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7

In Port Melbourne, 63.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.4%, New Zealand 2.6%, Greece 2.0%, United States of America 1.0% and Italy 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,030 37.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,205 7.5 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 828 5.1 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 6,634 41.0 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Port Melbourne, 41.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 37.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 7,493 46.3 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,099 6.8 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Greece 760 4.7 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
Italy 515 3.2 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 480 3.0 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6

In Port Melbourne, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 46.3%, England 6.8%, Greece 4.7%, Italy 3.2% and New Zealand 3.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 7,890 48.9 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 996 6.2 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Greece 696 4.3 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
New Zealand 468 2.9 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Italy 402 2.5 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7

In Port Melbourne, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.9%, England 6.2%, Greece 4.3%, New Zealand 2.9% and Italy 2.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,191 38.3 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,528 21.8 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 1,909 11.8 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 1,495 9.2 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 1,082 6.7 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Port Melbourne were No Religion, so described 38.3%, Catholic 21.8%, Not stated 11.8%, Anglican 9.2% and Eastern Orthodox 6.7%. In Port Melbourne, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Greek 777 4.8 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Italian 278 1.7 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 207 1.3 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
French 135 0.8 19,313 0.3 70,873 0.3
Russian 125 0.8 17,685 0.3 50,314 0.2
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English only spoken at home 11,681 72.3 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,723 22.1 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Port Melbourne 72.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 4.8%, Italian 1.7%, Mandarin 1.3%, French 0.8% and Russian 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 6,442 69.2 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,101 22.6 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 398 4.3 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 372 4.0 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 9,313 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Melbourne. Of these 69.2% were employed full time, 22.6% were employed part-time and 4.0% 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
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 646 7.2 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 643 7.2 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 817 9.1 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,196 13.4 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,245 58.6 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Port Melbourne, 7.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 58.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,183 35.6 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 2,214 24.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,118 12.5 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 707 7.9 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 593 6.6 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 571 6.4 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 270 3.0 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 152 1.7 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Port Melbourne included Professionals 35.6%, Managers 24.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4%, Labourers 3.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Banking 299 3.4 43,852 1.6 144,232 1.3
Computer System Design and Related Services 296 3.4 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 223 2.5 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Legal Services 220 2.5 27,342 1.0 104,051 1.0
Accounting Services 219 2.5 35,217 1.3 127,263 1.2

Of the employed people in Port Melbourne, the most common responses for industry of employment included Banking 3.4%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5%, Legal Services 2.5% and Accounting Services 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 1,223 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,851 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,190 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Melbourne was $1,223.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,235 47.3 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Tram 1,105 12.4 51,140 1.9 58,736 0.5
Walked only 589 6.6 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 573 6.4 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 515 5.8 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,799 20.1 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,653 52.0 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Port Melbourne, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.3%, Tram 12.4%, Walked only 6.6%, Worked at home 6.4% and Bicycle 5.8%. On the day, 20.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 52.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 10,116 72.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,265 23.4 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,399 10.0 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,621 18.8 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Port Melbourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.4% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.8% 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
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 4,229 30.3 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,003 28.7 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,185 8.5 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 698 5.0 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Port Melbourne, 28.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,168 51.0 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,465 34.5 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 527 12.4 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 91 2.1 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Port Melbourne, 34.5% were couple families with children, 51.0% were couple families without children and 12.4% were one parent families.

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

In Port Melbourne, 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
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,227 33.8 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 138 3.8 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 667 18.3 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 535 14.7 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 175 4.8 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 446 12.3 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 189 5.2 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 258 7.1 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Port Melbourne, of couple families with children, 33.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 18.3% 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 Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,070 87.5 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,011 12.5 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Port Melbourne, 87.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 347 4.9 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,103 43.9 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3,589 50.8 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 10 0.1 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Melbourne, 4.9% were separate houses, 43.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 50.8% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 32 0.5 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,154 16.3 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 3,001 42.4 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,197 31.0 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 516 7.3 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 176 2.5 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Port Melbourne, of occupied private dwellings 16.3% had 1 bedroom, 42.4% had 2 bedrooms and 31.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,735 24.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,840 26.0 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,290 46.4 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 33 0.5 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 185 2.6 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Melbourne, 24.5% were owned outright, 26.0% were owned with a mortgage and 46.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 4,204 59.4 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,507 35.4 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 361 5.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Port Melbourne, of all households, 59.4% were family households, 35.4% were single person households and 5.1% were group households.

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Household income Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.2 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 35.1 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Port Melbourne, 15.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 35.1% 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 Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 496 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.9 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.1 -- 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 Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,500 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.5 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.5 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 837 11.8 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,485 49.3 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,079 29.4 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 451 6.4 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 217 3.1 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Port Melbourne, 49.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 741 10.5 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 6,152 87.0 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 182 2.6 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Port Melbourne, 87.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 28 41.8 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 39 58.2 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 36 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Port Melbourne, 41.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 58.2% were female. The median age was 36 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

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

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,250 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Port Melbourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Melbourne % Port Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 322 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,500 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Port Melbourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $322 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.