Victor Harbor

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC41489
People 4,233
Male 46.6%
Female 53.4%
Median age 57
Families 1,120
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 2,708
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $765
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,207
Median weekly rent $240
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,972 46.6 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,263 53.4 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 62 1.5 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,233 people in Victor Harbor. Of these 46.6% were male and 53.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

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Age Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 57 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 143 3.4 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 192 4.5 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 194 4.6 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 184 4.3 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 137 3.2 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 142 3.4 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 137 3.2 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 188 4.4 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 201 4.8 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 200 4.7 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 230 5.4 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 322 7.6 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 351 8.3 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 402 9.5 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 359 8.5 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 256 6.1 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 263 6.2 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 330 7.8 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Victor Harbor was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 38.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,830 49.5 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 131 3.5 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 449 12.1 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 422 11.4 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 865 23.4 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Victor Harbor aged 15 years and over, 49.5% were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,561 48.9 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 244 7.7 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,384 43.4 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Victor Harbor, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 36 3.8 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 179 19.1 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 89 9.5 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 116 12.4 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 4 0.4 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 47 5.0 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 53 5.7 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 63 6.7 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 14 1.5 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 335 35.8 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Victor Harbor 21.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.7% were in primary school, 18.0% in secondary school and 12.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 416 11.2 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 348 9.4 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 110 3.0 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 580 15.7 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 421 11.4 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 388 10.5 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 497 13.4 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 5 0.1 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 368 9.9 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 0.1 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 455 12.3 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Victor Harbor, 11.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 2,141 37.5 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,542 27.0 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 486 8.5 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 393 6.9 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
German 365 6.4 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Victor Harbor were English 37.5%, Australian 27.0%, Scottish 8.5%, Irish 6.9% and German 6.4%.

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 Victor Harbor (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 3,195 76.1 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 400 9.5 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Scotland 40 1.0 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
New Zealand 32 0.8 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 24 0.6 6,602 0.4 70,172 0.3
Germany 22 0.5 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4

In Victor Harbor, 76.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 9.5%, Scotland 1.0%, New Zealand 0.8%, Netherlands 0.6% and Germany 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 843 19.9 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 252 6.0 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 219 5.2 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,608 61.7 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Victor Harbor, 61.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,852 67.3 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 515 12.2 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 72 1.7 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
New Zealand 66 1.6 16,942 1.0 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 49 1.2 17,790 1.1 177,536 0.8

In Victor Harbor, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.3%, England 12.2%, Scotland 1.7%, New Zealand 1.6% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,882 68.4 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 537 12.7 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 68 1.6 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
New Zealand 44 1.0 16,040 1.0 608,329 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 44 1.0 16,248 1.0 155,231 0.7

In Victor Harbor, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.4%, England 12.7%, Scotland 1.6%, New Zealand 1.0% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,515 35.7 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 566 13.3 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 490 11.5 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Not stated 461 10.9 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 416 9.8 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6

The most common responses for religion in Victor Harbor were No Religion, so described 35.7%, Anglican 13.3%, Uniting Church 11.5%, Not stated 10.9% and Catholic 9.8%. In Victor Harbor, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
German 14 0.3 6,453 0.4 79,353 0.3
Greek 13 0.3 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
French 12 0.3 2,720 0.2 70,873 0.3
Mandarin 12 0.3 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
Dutch 11 0.3 2,551 0.2 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 3,822 90.5 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 93 4.5 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Victor Harbor 90.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.3%, Greek 0.3%, French 0.3%, Mandarin 0.3% and Dutch 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 575 39.4 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 685 46.9 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 88 6.0 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 111 7.6 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 1,459 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Victor Harbor. Of these 39.4% were employed full time, 46.9% were employed part-time and 7.6% 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
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 241 17.7 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 185 13.6 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 266 19.6 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 204 15.0 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 373 27.5 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Victor Harbor, 17.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 27.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 211 15.6 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 205 15.2 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 199 14.7 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 198 14.6 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 160 11.8 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 149 11.0 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 149 11.0 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 53 3.9 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Victor Harbor included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Professionals 15.2%, Labourers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.6%, Managers 11.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 11.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 91 7.3 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 50 4.0 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Accommodation 49 3.9 7,544 1.0 113,377 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 43 3.4 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Local Government Administration 42 3.4 8,932 1.2 142,724 1.3

Of the employed people in Victor Harbor, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 7.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.0%, Accommodation 3.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4% and Local Government Administration 3.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 482 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,042 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 765 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Victor Harbor was $482.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 868 64.5 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 88 6.5 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Walked only 81 6.0 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 69 5.1 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Other 12 0.9 5,165 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 18 1.3 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 945 70.1 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Victor Harbor, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.5%, Worked at home 6.5%, Walked only 6.0%, Car, as passenger 5.1% and Other 0.9%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,587 69.7 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 728 19.6 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 533 14.4 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,031 27.8 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Victor Harbor, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.6% provided care for children and 14.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.8% 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
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 629 16.9 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 964 26.0 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 568 15.3 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 428 11.5 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Victor Harbor, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 644 57.6 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 282 25.2 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 177 15.8 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 16 1.4 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Victor Harbor, 25.2% were couple families with children, 57.6% were couple families without children and 15.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.4 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.6 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Victor Harbor, 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
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 72 7.9 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 64 7.0 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 134 14.6 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 67 7.3 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 76 8.3 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 421 45.9 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 34 3.7 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 49 5.3 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Victor Harbor, of couple families with children, 7.9% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 14.6% 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 Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,926 74.4 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 661 25.6 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Victor Harbor, 74.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,426 74.0 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 388 20.1 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 78 4.0 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 25 1.3 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Victor Harbor, 74.0% were separate houses, 20.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% were flats or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 0.3 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 85 4.4 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 559 28.9 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 895 46.3 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 326 16.9 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 61 3.2 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Victor Harbor, of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 28.9% had 2 bedrooms and 46.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 776 40.2 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 391 20.3 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 578 30.0 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 116 6.0 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 68 3.5 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Victor Harbor, 40.2% were owned outright, 20.3% were owned with a mortgage and 30.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 1,111 57.8 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 773 40.2 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 39 2.0 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Victor Harbor, of all households, 57.8% were family households, 40.2% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

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Household income Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 37.4 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.3 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Victor Harbor, 37.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.3% 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 Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 240 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.0 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.0 -- 10.2 -- 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 Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,207 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.7 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.3 -- 6.6 -- 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 Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 210 10.9 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 886 46.1 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 532 27.7 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 217 11.3 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 76 4.0 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Victor Harbor, 46.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 459 23.9 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,402 72.9 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 63 3.3 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Victor Harbor, 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.

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.
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 29 52.7 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 26 47.3 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Victor Harbor, 52.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.3% 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
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 949 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Victor Harbor, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $949.

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
Victor Harbor % Victor Harbor South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 240 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,105 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Victor Harbor, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,105.

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.