Thornbury

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22496
People 18,568
Male 47.3%
Female 52.7%
Median age 36
Families 4,436
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 8,656
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,535
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $340
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 8,780 47.3 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 9,785 52.7 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 131 0.7 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 18,568 people in Thornbury. Of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

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Age Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,131 6.1 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,009 5.4 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 838 4.5 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 655 3.5 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,271 6.9 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,881 10.1 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,947 10.5 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,789 9.6 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,632 8.8 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,353 7.3 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,083 5.8 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 879 4.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 705 3.8 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 561 3.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 437 2.4 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 487 2.6 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 451 2.4 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 437 2.4 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Thornbury was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 5,764 37.0 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 368 2.4 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,031 6.6 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 790 5.1 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 7,638 49.0 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Thornbury aged 15 years and over, 37.0% were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,079 36.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,194 15.7 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 6,661 47.8 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Thornbury, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 307 5.6 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 930 16.8 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 304 5.5 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 70 1.3 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 484 8.8 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 184 3.3 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 100 1.8 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 323 5.8 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,448 26.2 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 166 3.0 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,208 21.9 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Thornbury 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.7% were in primary school, 13.9% in secondary school and 32.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6,198 39.8 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,342 8.6 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 333 2.1 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,070 6.9 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,197 14.1 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 528 3.4 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 565 3.6 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 8 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,372 8.8 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 258 1.7 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,421 9.1 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Thornbury, 14.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 4,984 19.6 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 4,352 17.1 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 2,546 10.0 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Italian 2,289 9.0 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2
Greek 2,103 8.3 170,451 2.2 397,431 1.3

The most common ancestries in Thornbury were English 19.6%, Australian 17.1%, Irish 10.0%, Italian 9.0% and Greek 8.3%.

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

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Country of birth Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 12,090 65.2 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Greece 834 4.5 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4
Italy 658 3.5 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
England 468 2.5 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
India 395 2.1 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 342 1.8 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Thornbury, 65.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Greece 4.5%, Italy 3.5%, England 2.5%, India 2.1% and New Zealand 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 7,500 40.4 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,563 8.4 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,035 5.6 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 7,158 38.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Thornbury, 38.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 40.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 8,231 44.4 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Greece 1,596 8.6 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
Italy 1,438 7.8 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
England 814 4.4 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
India 463 2.5 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6

In Thornbury, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 44.4%, Greece 8.6%, Italy 7.8%, England 4.4% and India 2.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 8,771 47.3 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Greece 1,528 8.2 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
Italy 1,311 7.1 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
England 712 3.8 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
India 453 2.4 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6

In Thornbury, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 47.3%, Greece 8.2%, Italy 7.1%, England 3.8% and India 2.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 7,895 42.5 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,799 20.4 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Eastern Orthodox 2,050 11.0 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1
Not stated 1,771 9.5 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 576 3.1 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Thornbury were No Religion, so described 42.5%, Catholic 20.4%, Eastern Orthodox 11.0%, Not stated 9.5% and Anglican 3.1%. In Thornbury, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (47.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Greek 1,667 9.0 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Italian 1,062 5.7 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Arabic 342 1.8 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Vietnamese 211 1.1 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
Mandarin 209 1.1 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 11,867 64.0 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 2,652 33.4 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Thornbury 64.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 9.0%, Italian 5.7%, Arabic 1.8%, Vietnamese 1.1% and Mandarin 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,999 57.3 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 3,408 32.6 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 478 4.6 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 579 5.5 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 10,464 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Thornbury. Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 32.6% were employed part-time and 5.5% 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
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,063 10.8 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,090 11.0 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,256 12.7 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,810 18.3 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 4,182 42.3 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Thornbury, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,611 36.5 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 1,368 13.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,213 12.3 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,010 10.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 958 9.7 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 764 7.7 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 556 5.6 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 268 2.7 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Thornbury included Professionals 36.5%, Managers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.7%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Labourers 5.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 445 4.6 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 398 4.1 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 342 3.5 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 223 2.3 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
State Government Administration 215 2.2 25,757 0.9 158,980 1.5

Of the employed people in Thornbury, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.6%, Higher Education 4.1%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.3% and State Government Administration 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 776 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,060 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,535 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Thornbury was $776.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,529 46.0 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 903 9.2 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Tram 797 8.1 51,140 1.9 58,736 0.5
Bicycle 706 7.2 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
Worked at home 396 4.0 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 2,552 25.8 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 5,080 51.4 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Thornbury, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 46.0%, Train 9.2%, Tram 8.1%, Bicycle 7.2% and Worked at home 4.0%. On the day, 25.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 51.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 11,484 73.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,939 25.3 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,746 11.2 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,960 19.0 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Thornbury, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.3% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.0% 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
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 4,516 29.0 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,445 28.5 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,521 9.8 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,004 6.4 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Thornbury, 28.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,756 39.6 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,967 44.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 593 13.4 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 121 2.7 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Thornbury, 44.3% were couple families with children, 39.6% were couple families without children and 13.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Thornbury, 18.3% of single parents were male and 81.7% 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
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 905 24.4 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 228 6.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 985 26.5 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 452 12.2 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 166 4.5 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 560 15.1 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 216 5.8 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 198 5.3 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Thornbury, of couple families with children, 24.4% had both partners employed full-time, 6.1% had both employed part-time and 26.5% 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 Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,455 91.2 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 717 8.8 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Thornbury, 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,870 51.9 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,574 21.1 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,941 26.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 35 0.5 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Thornbury, 51.9% were separate houses, 21.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 26.0% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 15 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,140 15.3 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,652 35.6 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,573 34.5 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 881 11.8 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 191 2.6 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Thornbury, of occupied private dwellings 15.3% had 1 bedroom, 35.6% had 2 bedrooms and 34.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,969 26.4 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,026 27.2 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,202 43.0 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 41 0.5 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 217 2.9 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Thornbury, 26.4% were owned outright, 27.2% were owned with a mortgage and 43.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 4,368 58.6 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,358 31.6 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 725 9.7 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Thornbury, of all households, 58.6% were family households, 31.6% were single person households and 9.7% were group households.

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Household income Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.8 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 18.0 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Thornbury, 18.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.0% 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 Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 340 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.2 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.8 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.3 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.7 -- 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 Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 1,095 14.7 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,391 45.5 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,108 28.3 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 604 8.1 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 247 3.3 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Thornbury, 45.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,109 14.9 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 6,145 82.5 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 195 2.6 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Thornbury, 82.5% 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.
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 61 48.4 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 65 51.6 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 28 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Thornbury, 48.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.6% were female. The median age was 28 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
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,174 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Thornbury, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,174.

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
Thornbury % Thornbury Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 316 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,102 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Thornbury, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $316 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,102.

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.