Edgewater

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC50473
People 4,507
Male 48%
Female 52%
Median age 40
Families 1,299
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 1,808
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,830
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,981
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(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
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 2,164 48.0 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,348 52.0 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30 0.7 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,507 people in Edgewater. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

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Age Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 325 7.2 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 281 6.2 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 241 5.3 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 276 6.1 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 259 5.7 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 250 5.5 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 303 6.7 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 284 6.3 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 290 6.4 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 320 7.1 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 298 6.6 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 373 8.3 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 321 7.1 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 251 5.6 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 154 3.4 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 126 2.8 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 75 1.7 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 88 1.9 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Edgewater was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 2,054 56.2 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 100 2.7 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 316 8.6 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 172 4.7 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,013 27.7 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Edgewater aged 15 years and over, 56.2% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,850 55.1 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 325 9.7 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,184 35.2 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Edgewater, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 66 5.2 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 305 24.1 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 45 3.6 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 33 2.6 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 117 9.2 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 99 7.8 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 54 4.3 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 89 7.0 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 241 19.0 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 31 2.4 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 186 14.7 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Edgewater 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 26.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 886 24.2 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 400 10.9 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 134 3.7 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 551 15.1 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 645 17.6 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 167 4.6 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 380 10.4 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 156 4.3 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 5 0.1 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 241 6.6 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Edgewater, 17.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 2,343 37.8 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,158 18.7 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 630 10.2 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 479 7.7 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
German 154 2.5 73,062 2.2 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Edgewater were English 37.8%, Australian 18.7%, Irish 10.2%, Scottish 7.7% and German 2.5%.

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

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Country of birth Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,375 53.3 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 836 18.7 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
South Africa 162 3.6 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
New Zealand 139 3.1 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Scotland 96 2.2 26,058 1.1 119,417 0.5
Ireland 92 2.1 18,036 0.7 74,888 0.3

In Edgewater, 53.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 18.7%, South Africa 3.6%, New Zealand 3.1%, Scotland 2.2% and Ireland 2.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,377 52.8 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 387 8.6 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 286 6.4 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,265 28.1 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Edgewater, 28.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 52.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,561 34.9 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,048 23.5 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
South Africa 188 4.2 46,181 1.9 190,816 0.8
New Zealand 172 3.8 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 161 3.6 37,616 1.5 177,536 0.8

In Edgewater, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 34.9%, England 23.5%, South Africa 4.2%, New Zealand 3.8% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,662 36.9 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,021 22.6 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
South Africa 188 4.2 47,681 1.9 193,412 0.8
New Zealand 172 3.8 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Ireland 167 3.7 31,226 1.3 147,423 0.6

In Edgewater, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 36.9%, England 22.6%, South Africa 4.2%, New Zealand 3.8% and Ireland 3.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,556 34.5 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 957 21.2 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 810 17.9 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 368 8.2 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 132 2.9 83,670 3.4 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Edgewater were No Religion, so described 34.5%, Catholic 21.2%, Anglican 17.9%, Not stated 8.2% and Christian, nfd 2.9%. In Edgewater, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 55 1.2 14,208 0.6 43,741 0.2
German 44 1.0 9,320 0.4 79,353 0.3
Mandarin 44 1.0 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Dutch 27 0.6 5,100 0.2 33,835 0.1
French 25 0.6 9,597 0.4 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 3,895 86.8 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 220 13.2 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Edgewater 86.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 1.2%, German 1.0%, Mandarin 1.0%, Dutch 0.6% and French 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,397 55.6 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 832 33.1 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 129 5.1 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 155 6.2 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 2,513 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Edgewater. Of these 55.6% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 287 12.2 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 267 11.4 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 274 11.7 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 443 18.8 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 956 40.7 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Edgewater, 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 564 24.1 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 376 16.1 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 376 16.1 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 267 11.4 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 265 11.3 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 210 9.0 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 156 6.7 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 99 4.2 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Edgewater included Professionals 24.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.1%, Managers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 9.0%, Labourers 6.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 115 5.2 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 78 3.5 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 65 2.9 20,488 1.8 177,487 1.7
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 51 2.3 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4
Higher Education 46 2.1 14,284 1.2 155,985 1.5

Of the employed people in Edgewater, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.2%, Primary Education 3.5%, Secondary Education 2.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3% and Higher Education 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 754 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 2,090 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,830 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Edgewater was $754.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,501 63.7 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Train 152 6.5 25,863 2.2 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 95 4.0 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 92 3.9 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Train, bus 44 1.9 14,225 1.2 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 277 11.8 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,639 69.7 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Edgewater, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.7%, Train 6.5%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Worked at home 3.9% and Train, bus 1.9%. On the day, 11.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,825 77.0 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,121 30.6 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 371 10.1 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 719 19.6 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Edgewater, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.6% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 910 24.8 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,089 29.7 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 460 12.6 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 361 9.9 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Edgewater, 29.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 500 38.4 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 632 48.5 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 156 12.0 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 15 1.2 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Edgewater, 48.5% were couple families with children, 38.4% were couple families without children and 12.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.5 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.5 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Edgewater, 19.5% of single parents were male and 80.5% 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
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 217 19.1 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 44 3.9 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 293 25.8 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 169 14.9 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 51 4.5 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 195 17.2 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 67 5.9 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 98 8.6 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Edgewater, of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 25.8% 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 Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,625 92.2 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 137 7.8 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Edgewater, 92.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,563 96.2 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 62 3.8 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Edgewater, 96.2% were separate houses, 3.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 32 2.0 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 30 1.8 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 563 34.6 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 980 60.2 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 23 1.4 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Edgewater, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 1.8% had 2 bedrooms and 34.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 553 34.0 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 778 47.8 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 269 16.5 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 27 1.7 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Edgewater, 34.0% were owned outright, 47.8% were owned with a mortgage and 16.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 1,281 79.0 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 300 18.5 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 41 2.5 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Edgewater, of all households, 79.0% were family households, 18.5% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.3 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 22.1 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Edgewater, 15.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.1% 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 Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.5 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.5 -- 9.7 -- 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 Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,981 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.3 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.7 -- 8.6 -- 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 Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 44 2.7 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 464 28.4 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 717 44.0 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 378 23.2 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 28 1.7 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Edgewater, 28.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 118 7.2 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,480 90.6 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 36 2.2 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Edgewater, 90.6% 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.
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 20 60.6 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 13 39.4 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 8 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Edgewater, 60.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 39.4% were female. The median age was 8 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
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,187 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Edgewater, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,187.

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
Edgewater % Edgewater Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 400 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,520 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Edgewater, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $400 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,520.

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.