Werribee

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22736
People 40,345
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 36
Families 10,618
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 15,911
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,304
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,450
Median weekly rent $277
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 19,796 49.1 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 20,547 50.9 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 447 1.1 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 40,345 people in Werribee. Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,774 6.9 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,558 6.3 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,375 5.9 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,465 6.1 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,892 7.2 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,178 7.9 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 3,110 7.7 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,654 6.6 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,623 6.5 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,692 6.7 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,830 7.0 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,594 6.4 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,248 5.6 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,755 4.3 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,216 3.0 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 958 2.4 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 696 1.7 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 731 1.8 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Werribee was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 15,127 46.4 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,229 3.8 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 2,955 9.1 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,842 5.6 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 11,476 35.2 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Werribee aged 15 years and over, 46.4% were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 13,635 46.3 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,725 9.2 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 13,119 44.5 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Werribee, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 508 4.3 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,117 17.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 772 6.5 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 304 2.5 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,467 12.3 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 784 6.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 274 2.3 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 772 6.5 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,492 12.5 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 611 5.1 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 2,839 23.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Werribee 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.7% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 19.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,821 14.8 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,862 8.8 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,063 3.3 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 4,601 14.1 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 5,094 15.6 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,389 7.3 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 3,330 10.2 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 50 0.2 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 5 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,729 11.4 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 505 1.5 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 3,375 10.3 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Werribee, 15.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 11,456 21.4 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 11,100 20.7 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 3,591 6.7 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Italian 3,368 6.3 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2
Scottish 3,261 6.1 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Werribee were English 21.4%, Australian 20.7%, Irish 6.7%, Italian 6.3% and Scottish 6.1%.

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

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Country of birth Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 25,234 62.6 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 1,817 4.5 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
England 1,145 2.8 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 1,030 2.6 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Myanmar 932 2.3 10,973 0.2 32,655 0.1
Italy 735 1.8 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7

In Werribee, 62.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 4.5%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 2.6%, Myanmar 2.3% and Italy 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 17,030 42.2 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,682 6.6 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,839 4.6 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 16,127 40.0 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Werribee, 40.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 18,062 44.8 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
India 2,343 5.8 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
England 1,991 4.9 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 1,880 4.7 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
Myanmar 1,662 4.1 17,442 0.3 50,540 0.2

In Werribee, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 44.8%, India 5.8%, England 4.9%, Italy 4.7% and Myanmar 4.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 18,958 47.0 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
India 2,308 5.7 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
England 1,832 4.5 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 1,664 4.1 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Myanmar 1,637 4.1 17,585 0.3 51,099 0.2

In Werribee, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 47.0%, India 5.7%, England 4.5%, Italy 4.1% and Myanmar 4.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Catholic 11,574 28.7 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 10,066 25.0 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 3,837 9.5 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 3,511 8.7 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Islam 1,502 3.7 197,030 3.3 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Werribee were Catholic 28.7%, No Religion, so described 25.0%, Anglican 9.5%, Not stated 8.7% and Islam 3.7%. In Werribee, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Karen 1,371 3.4 5,175 0.1 10,270 0.0
Italian 1,182 2.9 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Punjabi 752 1.9 56,171 0.9 132,496 0.6
Hindi 539 1.3 51,241 0.9 159,652 0.7
Arabic 497 1.2 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
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English only spoken at home 26,852 66.6 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,358 29.4 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Werribee 66.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Karen 3.4%, Italian 2.9%, Punjabi 1.9%, Hindi 1.3% and Arabic 1.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 11,194 57.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 5,645 29.0 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 917 4.7 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,705 8.8 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 19,461 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Werribee. Of these 57.5% were employed full time, 29.0% were employed part-time and 8.8% 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
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,960 11.0 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,776 10.0 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,904 10.7 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,989 22.5 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 7,207 40.6 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Werribee, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,688 15.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,677 15.1 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 2,497 14.1 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,090 11.8 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Labourers 2,036 11.5 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,021 11.4 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 1,801 10.1 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 1,627 9.2 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Werribee included Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Professionals 14.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.8%, Labourers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Sales Workers 10.1% and Managers 9.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Road Freight Transport 602 3.4 32,620 1.2 129,528 1.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 546 3.1 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 499 2.8 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 347 2.0 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Child Care Services 341 1.9 30,241 1.1 118,234 1.1

Of the employed people in Werribee, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 3.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.8%, Takeaway Food Services 2.0% and Child Care Services 1.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 592 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,502 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,304 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Werribee was $592.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 11,918 67.2 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 1,196 6.7 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 877 4.9 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 465 2.6 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train, car as driver 212 1.2 28,327 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 2,084 11.7 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 13,282 74.8 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Werribee, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.2%, Train 6.7%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Worked at home 2.6% and Train, car as driver 1.2%. On the day, 11.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 21,115 64.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 9,031 27.7 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 3,857 11.8 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,633 14.2 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Werribee, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.7% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.2% 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
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 7,066 21.6 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 7,732 23.7 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 3,386 10.4 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,933 9.0 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Werribee, 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,344 31.5 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 4,989 47.0 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,113 19.9 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 164 1.5 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Werribee, 47.0% were couple families with children, 31.5% were couple families without children and 19.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Werribee, 19.4% of single parents were male and 80.6% 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
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,686 20.2 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 259 3.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,732 20.8 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,648 19.8 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 568 6.8 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,602 19.2 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 412 4.9 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 423 5.1 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Werribee, of couple families with children, 20.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 20.8% 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 Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 14,035 92.9 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,078 7.1 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Werribee, 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 11,453 81.6 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,400 17.1 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 149 1.1 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 13 0.1 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Werribee, 81.6% were separate houses, 17.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 22 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 214 1.5 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,006 14.3 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 7,975 56.8 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,484 24.8 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 344 2.4 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 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Werribee, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 56.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,990 28.4 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 5,201 37.0 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 4,334 30.9 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 107 0.8 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 410 2.9 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Werribee, 28.4% were owned outright, 37.0% were owned with a mortgage and 30.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 10,273 73.1 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 3,358 23.9 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 415 3.0 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Werribee, of all households, 73.1% were family households, 23.9% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

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Household income Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.8 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.0 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Werribee, 20.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.0% 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 Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 277 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.5 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.5 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

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

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Mortgage monthly repayments Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,450 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.2 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.8 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

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

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 1,015 7.2 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 5,062 36.1 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 4,939 35.2 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 2,510 17.9 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 513 3.7 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Werribee, 36.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 2,106 15.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 11,533 82.1 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 406 2.9 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Werribee, 82.1% 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.
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 214 48.5 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 227 51.5 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Werribee, 48.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.5% were female. The median age was 22 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
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,229 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Werribee, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,229.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Werribee % Werribee Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 280 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,333 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Werribee, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,333.

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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.