Sunshine West

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22385
People 18,580
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 36
Families 4,870
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 6,854
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,147
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 9,274 49.9 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 9,308 50.1 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 71 0.4 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 18,580 people in Sunshine West. Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,202 6.5 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,073 5.8 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,005 5.4 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,068 5.7 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,444 7.8 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,613 8.7 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,499 8.1 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,252 6.7 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,207 6.5 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,132 6.1 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,074 5.8 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 968 5.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 887 4.8 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 954 5.1 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 817 4.4 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 636 3.4 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 448 2.4 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 309 1.7 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Sunshine West was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 7,278 47.6 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 611 4.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,143 7.5 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 920 6.0 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 5,352 35.0 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Sunshine West aged 15 years and over, 47.6% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 6,357 44.9 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 856 6.0 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 6,941 49.0 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Sunshine West, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 215 3.8 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 706 12.5 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 526 9.3 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 60 1.1 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 600 10.6 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 452 8.0 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 78 1.4 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 345 6.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 927 16.4 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 338 6.0 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,401 24.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Sunshine West 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.9% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 22.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,253 14.7 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,105 7.2 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 305 2.0 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,342 8.8 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,122 20.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 809 5.3 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,267 8.3 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 13 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 11 0.1 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,498 16.3 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 618 4.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,659 10.8 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Sunshine West, 20.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 3,844 17.6 108,142 1.4 294,798 0.9
Australian 2,040 9.4 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,807 8.3 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Chinese 1,212 5.6 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9
Greek 1,146 5.3 170,451 2.2 397,431 1.3

The most common ancestries in Sunshine West were Vietnamese 17.6%, Australian 9.4%, English 8.3%, Chinese 5.6% and Greek 5.3%.

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 Sunshine West (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 7,442 40.1 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Vietnam 2,527 13.6 80,787 1.4 219,355 0.9
Malta 603 3.3 17,873 0.3 37,613 0.2
India 573 3.1 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Greece 498 2.7 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4
Philippines 416 2.2 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0

In Sunshine West, 40.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 13.6%, Malta 3.3%, India 3.1%, Greece 2.7% and Philippines 2.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 13,857 74.6 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 629 3.4 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 518 2.8 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,353 12.7 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Sunshine West, 12.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 74.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Vietnam 4,040 21.8 119,353 2.0 320,208 1.4
Australia 2,910 15.7 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Malta 922 5.0 45,309 0.8 100,031 0.4
Greece 792 4.3 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
India 697 3.8 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6

In Sunshine West, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Vietnam 21.8%, Australia 15.7%, Malta 5.0%, Greece 4.3% and India 3.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Vietnam 4,165 22.5 124,556 2.1 335,060 1.4
Australia 3,025 16.3 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Malta 909 4.9 42,102 0.7 91,404 0.4
Greece 760 4.1 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
India 691 3.7 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6

In Sunshine West, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Vietnam 22.5%, Australia 16.3%, Malta 4.9%, Greece 4.1% and India 3.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Catholic 5,072 27.3 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 3,319 17.9 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Buddhism 2,278 12.3 181,938 3.1 563,674 2.4
Eastern Orthodox 1,682 9.1 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1
Islam 1,553 8.4 197,030 3.3 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Sunshine West were Catholic 27.3%, No Religion, so described 17.9%, Buddhism 12.3%, Eastern Orthodox 9.1% and Islam 8.4%. In Sunshine West, 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) Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 3,792 20.4 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
Greek 1,043 5.6 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Maltese 646 3.5 16,898 0.3 31,987 0.1
Macedonian 505 2.7 29,487 0.5 66,019 0.3
Italian 438 2.4 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 5,395 29.0 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,368 68.7 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Sunshine West 29.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 20.4%, Greek 5.6%, Maltese 3.5%, Macedonian 2.7% and Italian 2.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,259 53.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,276 28.6 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 424 5.3 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 997 12.5 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 7,956 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sunshine West. Of these 53.5% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 12.5% 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
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 788 11.3 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 736 10.6 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 758 10.9 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,813 26.0 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,443 35.1 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Sunshine West, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Labourers 1,151 16.5 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 966 13.9 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Professionals 964 13.8 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 906 13.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 892 12.8 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 744 10.7 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 667 9.6 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 470 6.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Sunshine West included Labourers 16.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.9%, Professionals 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.6% and Managers 6.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Takeaway Food Services 180 2.6 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Cafes and Restaurants 179 2.6 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 179 2.6 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Road Freight Transport 176 2.5 32,620 1.2 129,528 1.2
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 166 2.4 31,753 1.2 131,908 1.2

Of the employed people in Sunshine West, the most common responses for industry of employment included Takeaway Food Services 2.6%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.6%, Road Freight Transport 2.5% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 445 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,214 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,147 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sunshine West was $445.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,588 66.2 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 448 6.5 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 443 6.4 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 157 2.3 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train, bus 134 1.9 21,010 0.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 955 13.7 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 5,305 76.3 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Sunshine West, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.2%, Train 6.5%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Worked at home 2.3% and Train, bus 1.9%. On the day, 13.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 8,480 55.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,633 23.7 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,781 11.6 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,624 10.6 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Sunshine West, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.7% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.6% 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
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,965 19.4 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,984 19.5 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,299 8.5 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,234 8.1 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sunshine West, 19.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,484 30.5 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,172 44.6 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,067 21.9 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 142 2.9 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Sunshine West, 44.6% were couple families with children, 30.5% were couple families without children and 21.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Sunshine West, 15.4% of single parents were male and 84.6% 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
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 517 14.1 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 137 3.7 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 472 12.9 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 665 18.2 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 276 7.6 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,224 33.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 159 4.4 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 205 5.6 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Sunshine West, of couple families with children, 14.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 12.9% 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 Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,058 92.5 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 494 7.5 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Sunshine West, 92.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,058 83.5 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 772 12.7 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 208 3.4 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Sunshine West, 83.5% were separate houses, 12.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 19 0.3 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 106 1.8 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 517 8.5 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 3,857 63.8 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,344 22.2 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 205 3.4 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Sunshine West, of occupied private dwellings 1.8% had 1 bedroom, 8.5% had 2 bedrooms and 63.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,325 38.4 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,773 29.3 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,661 27.4 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 27 0.4 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 268 4.4 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Sunshine West, 38.4% were owned outright, 29.3% were owned with a mortgage and 27.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 4,618 76.4 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,184 19.6 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 245 4.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Sunshine West, of all households, 76.4% were family households, 19.6% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

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Household income Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.4 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.4 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Sunshine West, 24.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.4% 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 Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.1 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.9 -- 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 Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.4 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.6 -- 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 Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 498 8.2 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,137 35.3 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,040 33.7 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,069 17.7 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 309 5.1 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Sunshine West, 35.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,385 22.9 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,414 72.9 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 252 4.2 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Sunshine West, 72.9% 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.
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 39 54.9 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 32 45.1 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 29 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Sunshine West, 54.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.1% were female. The median age was 29 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
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,062 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Sunshine West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,062.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sunshine West % Sunshine West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Sunshine West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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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.