Whittington

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22760
People 3,879
Male 47%
Female 53%
Median age 43
Families 951
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,840
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $795
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $215
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
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 1,822 47.0 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,054 53.0 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 78 2.0 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,879 people in Whittington. Of these 47.0% were male and 53.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

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Age Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 211 5.4 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 255 6.5 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 211 5.4 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 231 5.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 285 7.3 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 201 5.2 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 175 4.5 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 221 5.7 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 252 6.5 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 264 6.8 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 290 7.4 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 252 6.5 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 274 7.0 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 248 6.4 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 180 4.6 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 132 3.4 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 99 2.5 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 121 3.1 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Whittington was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 1,115 34.8 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 179 5.6 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 424 13.2 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 266 8.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,224 38.2 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Whittington aged 15 years and over, 34.8% were married and 18.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 958 34.9 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 242 8.8 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,546 56.3 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Whittington, of people aged 15 years and over, 34.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 55 4.8 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 226 19.5 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 48 4.1 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 19 1.6 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 166 14.3 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 28 2.4 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 8 0.7 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 77 6.7 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 89 7.7 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 30 2.6 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 411 35.5 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Whittington 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.8% were in primary school, 17.6% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 202 6.3 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 187 5.8 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 122 3.8 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 445 13.9 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 376 11.7 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 249 7.8 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 481 15.0 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 11 0.3 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 582 18.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.2 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 473 14.8 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Whittington, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 1,517 29.4 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,482 28.7 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 432 8.4 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 392 7.6 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 185 3.6 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Whittington were English 29.4%, Australian 28.7%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 7.6% and German 3.6%.

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

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Country of birth Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,982 77.5 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 121 3.1 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 38 1.0 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 28 0.7 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0
Scotland 27 0.7 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Netherlands 26 0.7 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Whittington, 77.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.0%, Philippines 0.7%, Scotland 0.7% and Netherlands 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 679 17.5 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 220 5.7 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 138 3.6 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,424 62.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Whittington, 62.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,573 66.7 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 198 5.1 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 69 1.8 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 68 1.8 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
Italy 66 1.7 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0

In Whittington, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.7%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 1.8%, Netherlands 1.8% and Italy 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,674 69.0 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 220 5.7 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 66 1.7 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
Scotland 64 1.7 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1
Italy 48 1.2 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7

In Whittington, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.0%, England 5.7%, Netherlands 1.7%, Scotland 1.7% and Italy 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,418 36.5 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 816 21.0 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 515 13.3 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 405 10.4 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 163 4.2 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Whittington were No Religion, so described 36.5%, Catholic 21.0%, Not stated 13.3%, Anglican 10.4% and Uniting Church 4.2%. In Whittington, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 35 0.9 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Vietnamese 19 0.5 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
Serbian 18 0.5 17,057 0.3 53,801 0.2
Punjabi 14 0.4 56,171 0.9 132,496 0.6
Gujarati 12 0.3 15,059 0.3 52,888 0.2
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English only spoken at home 3,224 83.5 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 151 8.9 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Whittington 83.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.9%, Vietnamese 0.5%, Serbian 0.5%, Punjabi 0.4% and Gujarati 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 681 47.7 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 522 36.5 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 75 5.2 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 151 10.6 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,429 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Whittington. Of these 47.7% were employed full time, 36.5% were employed part-time and 10.6% 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
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 212 16.6 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 149 11.6 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 161 12.6 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 280 21.9 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 401 31.4 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Whittington, 16.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Labourers 258 20.1 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 213 16.6 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 211 16.5 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 141 11.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 138 10.8 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 132 10.3 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Professionals 100 7.8 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 61 4.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Whittington included Labourers 20.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.8%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Professionals 7.8% and Managers 4.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 64 5.4 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 49 4.1 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Other Social Assistance Services 45 3.8 36,319 1.3 158,230 1.5
Takeaway Food Services 43 3.6 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 39 3.3 31,753 1.2 131,908 1.2

Of the employed people in Whittington, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.1%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.8%, Takeaway Food Services 3.6% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 467 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,053 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 795 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Whittington was $467.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 898 70.6 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 79 6.2 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 29 2.3 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Train 21 1.7 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Bus 19 1.5 28,761 1.1 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 54 4.2 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 998 77.8 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Whittington, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.6%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Walked only 2.3%, Train 1.7% and Bus 1.5%. On the day, 4.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,870 58.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 747 23.3 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 437 13.6 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 400 12.5 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Whittington, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.3% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.5% 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
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 569 17.8 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 671 20.9 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 345 10.8 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 287 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 Whittington, 20.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% 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 Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 319 33.8 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 286 30.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 314 33.2 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 26 2.8 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Whittington, 30.3% were couple families with children, 33.8% were couple families without children and 33.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 13.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 86.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Whittington, 13.5% of single parents were male and 86.5% 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
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 66 10.7 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 24 3.9 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 117 19.0 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 95 15.4 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 56 9.1 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 207 33.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 20 3.2 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 32 5.2 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Whittington, of couple families with children, 10.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 19.0% 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 Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,537 90.9 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 154 9.1 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Whittington, 90.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,413 91.9 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 112 7.3 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 12 0.8 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Whittington, 91.9% were separate houses, 7.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 93 6.0 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 313 20.4 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 889 57.8 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 192 12.5 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 48 3.1 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Whittington, of occupied private dwellings 6.0% had 1 bedroom, 20.4% had 2 bedrooms and 57.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 472 30.6 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 392 25.4 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 612 39.7 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 0.5 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 59 3.8 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Whittington, 30.6% were owned outright, 25.4% were owned with a mortgage and 39.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 939 60.9 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 548 35.5 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 55 3.6 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Whittington, of all households, 60.9% were family households, 35.5% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

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Household income Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 38.0 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 2.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Whittington, 38.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.3% 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 Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 215 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 81.7 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 18.3 -- 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 Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.0 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.0 -- 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 Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 177 11.5 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 704 45.7 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 413 26.8 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 172 11.2 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 75 4.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Whittington, 45.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 419 27.2 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,070 69.3 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 54 3.5 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Whittington, 69.3% 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.

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.
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 29 34.9 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 54 65.1 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Whittington, 34.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 65.1% were female. The median age was 22 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
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 725 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Whittington, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

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
Whittington % Whittington Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 225 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,560 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Whittington, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $225 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,560.

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.