Sunbury

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22379
People 36,084
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
Median age 37
Families 9,882
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 13,901
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,574
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $320
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(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
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 17,554 48.7 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 18,523 51.3 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 366 1.0 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 36,084 people in Sunbury. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

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Age Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,439 6.8 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,394 6.6 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,315 6.4 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,502 6.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,441 6.8 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,347 6.5 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,284 6.3 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,300 6.4 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,570 7.1 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,647 7.3 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,579 7.1 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,395 6.6 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,049 5.7 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,698 4.7 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,132 3.1 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 812 2.3 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 579 1.6 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 600 1.7 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Sunbury was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 14,093 48.7 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,042 3.6 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 2,540 8.8 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,349 4.7 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 9,914 34.3 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Sunbury aged 15 years and over, 48.7% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 12,820 48.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,912 11.0 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 10,689 40.5 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Sunbury, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 597 5.7 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,189 20.8 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 750 7.1 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 180 1.7 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,610 15.3 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 695 6.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 225 2.1 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 671 6.4 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,367 13.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 306 2.9 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,914 18.2 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Sunbury 29.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.6% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 19.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,312 14.9 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,925 10.1 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,246 4.3 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 4,937 17.1 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 4,622 16.0 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,475 8.6 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,946 10.2 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 31 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,288 7.9 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 94 0.3 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,304 8.0 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Sunbury, 16.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 14,152 27.9 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 13,760 27.1 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 5,094 10.0 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 3,873 7.6 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 2,102 4.1 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Sunbury were English 27.9%, Australian 27.1%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 7.6% and Italian 4.1%.

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

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Country of birth Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 28,535 79.1 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,358 3.8 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 614 1.7 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 355 1.0 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Scotland 256 0.7 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Philippines 237 0.7 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0

In Sunbury, 79.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.7%, India 1.0%, Scotland 0.7% and Philippines 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 8,185 22.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,725 7.6 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,967 5.5 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 21,278 59.0 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Sunbury, 59.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 23,335 64.6 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,280 6.3 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 883 2.4 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 781 2.2 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Malta 621 1.7 45,309 0.8 100,031 0.4

In Sunbury, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.6%, England 6.3%, Italy 2.4%, New Zealand 2.2% and Malta 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 24,162 66.9 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 2,177 6.0 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 791 2.2 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Italy 704 2.0 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Malta 573 1.6 42,102 0.7 91,404 0.4

In Sunbury, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.9%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 2.2%, Italy 2.0% and Malta 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 11,710 32.5 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 11,113 30.8 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 4,378 12.1 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 2,943 8.2 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,388 3.8 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Sunbury were No Religion, so described 32.5%, Catholic 30.8%, Anglican 12.1%, Not stated 8.2% and Uniting Church 3.8%. In Sunbury, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 369 1.0 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Greek 152 0.4 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Croatian 149 0.4 20,504 0.3 56,885 0.2
Mandarin 139 0.4 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Maltese 136 0.4 16,898 0.3 31,987 0.1
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English only spoken at home 31,495 87.3 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,527 11.7 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Sunbury 87.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.0%, Greek 0.4%, Croatian 0.4%, Mandarin 0.4% and Maltese 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 11,133 58.3 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 5,886 30.8 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 867 4.5 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,201 6.3 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 19,087 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sunbury. Of these 58.3% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 6.3% 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
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,055 11.5 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,822 10.2 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,011 11.2 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,515 19.7 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 7,615 42.6 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Sunbury, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,953 16.5 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,946 16.5 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 2,843 15.9 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,210 12.4 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 1,955 10.9 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 1,945 10.9 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 1,445 8.1 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,333 7.5 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Sunbury included Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Professionals 15.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Sales Workers 10.9%, Managers 10.9%, Labourers 8.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 560 3.1 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 495 2.8 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 479 2.7 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Road Freight Transport 447 2.5 32,620 1.2 129,528 1.2
Air and Space Transport 418 2.3 9,414 0.3 46,173 0.4

Of the employed people in Sunbury, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.1%, Primary Education 2.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%, Road Freight Transport 2.5% and Air and Space Transport 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 693 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,841 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,574 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sunbury was $693.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 12,171 68.1 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 979 5.5 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 764 4.3 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 628 3.5 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train, car as driver 263 1.5 28,327 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,713 9.6 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 13,465 75.3 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Sunbury, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.1%, Train 5.5%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Worked at home 3.5% and Train, car as driver 1.5%. On the day, 9.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 21,173 73.2 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 9,256 32.0 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 3,792 13.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 5,029 17.4 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Sunbury, 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, 32.0% provided care for children and 13.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.4% 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
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 6,879 23.8 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 8,082 27.9 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 3,481 12.0 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,726 9.4 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sunbury, 27.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,200 32.4 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 4,825 48.8 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,719 17.4 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 138 1.4 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Sunbury, 48.8% were couple families with children, 32.4% were couple families without children and 17.4% were one parent families.

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

In Sunbury, 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
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,810 22.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 266 3.3 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,113 26.3 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,276 15.9 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 437 5.4 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,287 16.0 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 457 5.7 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 383 4.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Sunbury, of couple families with children, 22.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 26.3% 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 Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 12,496 93.5 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 875 6.5 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Sunbury, 93.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 11,053 88.5 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 516 4.1 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 901 7.2 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 6 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Sunbury, 88.5% were separate houses, 4.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 18 0.1 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 123 1.0 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,119 9.0 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 5,958 47.7 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 5,054 40.4 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 224 1.8 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Sunbury, of occupied private dwellings 1.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.0% had 2 bedrooms and 47.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,767 30.1 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 5,784 46.3 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,645 21.2 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 46 0.4 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 253 2.0 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Sunbury, 30.1% were owned outright, 46.3% were owned with a mortgage and 21.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 9,635 77.1 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,597 20.8 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 258 2.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Sunbury, of all households, 77.1% were family households, 20.8% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

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Household income Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.9 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 14.5 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Sunbury, 15.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.5% 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 Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 320 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.5 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.5 -- 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 Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.6 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.4 -- 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 Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 475 3.8 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,655 29.2 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 5,071 40.6 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 2,979 23.8 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 320 2.6 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Sunbury, 29.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,322 10.6 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 10,904 87.3 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 265 2.1 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Sunbury, 87.3% 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.
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 191 52.5 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 173 47.5 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Sunbury, 52.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.5% were female. The median age was 24 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
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,562 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Sunbury, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,562.

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
Sunbury % Sunbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 310 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Sunbury, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $310 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600.

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.