Ellenbrook

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC50481
People 22,681
Male 48.6%
Female 51.4%
Median age 30
Families 5,996
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 8,158
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,694
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,080
Median weekly rent $370
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 11,030 48.6 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 11,651 51.4 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 665 2.9 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 22,681 people in Ellenbrook. Of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

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Age Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 30 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,238 9.9 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,191 9.7 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,771 7.8 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,515 6.7 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,473 6.5 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,945 8.6 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,128 9.4 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,855 8.2 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,794 7.9 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,482 6.5 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,098 4.8 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 827 3.6 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 602 2.7 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 548 2.4 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 412 1.8 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 333 1.5 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 240 1.1 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 236 1.0 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Ellenbrook was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 8,115 49.2 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 712 4.3 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,291 7.8 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 507 3.1 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 5,855 35.5 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Ellenbrook aged 15 years and over, 49.2% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 7,148 48.7 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,113 14.4 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 5,428 37.0 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Ellenbrook, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 391 5.0 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,860 23.6 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 470 6.0 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 352 4.5 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,039 13.2 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 369 4.7 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 326 4.1 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 439 5.6 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 662 8.4 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 200 2.5 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,763 22.4 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Ellenbrook 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.2% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 14.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,099 12.7 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,589 9.6 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 740 4.5 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,811 17.0 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,983 18.1 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,120 6.8 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,107 12.8 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 11 0.1 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 806 4.9 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 71 0.4 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,697 10.3 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Ellenbrook, 18.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 8,666 27.6 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 7,293 23.2 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,936 6.2 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,881 6.0 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Indian 974 3.1 68,796 2.1 619,164 2.0

The most common ancestries in Ellenbrook were English 27.6%, Australian 23.2%, Irish 6.2%, Scottish 6.0% and Indian 3.1%.

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

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Country of birth Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 13,799 61.0 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,523 6.7 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 1,243 5.5 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
India 743 3.3 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
South Africa 511 2.3 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
Philippines 286 1.3 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Ellenbrook, 61.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.7%, New Zealand 5.5%, India 3.3%, South Africa 2.3% and Philippines 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 9,543 42.1 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,806 8.0 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,456 6.4 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 8,142 35.9 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Ellenbrook, 35.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 9,639 42.5 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,433 10.7 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 1,530 6.8 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
India 1,104 4.9 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6
South Africa 604 2.7 46,181 1.9 190,816 0.8

In Ellenbrook, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 42.5%, England 10.7%, New Zealand 6.8%, India 4.9% and South Africa 2.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 10,028 44.2 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 2,362 10.4 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 1,499 6.6 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
India 1,078 4.8 68,962 2.8 605,777 2.6
South Africa 597 2.6 47,681 1.9 193,412 0.8

In Ellenbrook, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 44.2%, England 10.4%, New Zealand 6.6%, India 4.8% and South Africa 2.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 7,711 34.0 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 4,365 19.2 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 3,120 13.7 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 2,294 10.1 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 966 4.3 83,670 3.4 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Ellenbrook were No Religion, so described 34.0%, Catholic 19.2%, Anglican 13.7%, Not stated 10.1% and Christian, nfd 4.3%. In Ellenbrook, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Punjabi 371 1.6 12,223 0.5 132,496 0.6
Arabic 243 1.1 14,132 0.6 321,728 1.4
Afrikaans 241 1.1 14,208 0.6 43,741 0.2
Dinka 197 0.9 1,600 0.1 12,701 0.1
Hindi 182 0.8 10,747 0.4 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 17,123 75.4 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,506 19.8 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Ellenbrook 75.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 1.6%, Arabic 1.1%, Afrikaans 1.1%, Dinka 0.9% and Hindi 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 6,796 60.2 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 3,011 26.7 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 544 4.8 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 939 8.3 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 11,290 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ellenbrook. Of these 60.2% were employed full time, 26.7% were employed part-time and 8.3% 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
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,029 9.9 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 912 8.8 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,065 10.3 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,242 21.7 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 4,556 44.0 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Ellenbrook, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,826 17.6 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,560 15.1 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 1,332 12.9 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,312 12.7 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 1,100 10.6 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,099 10.6 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Labourers 1,023 9.9 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 935 9.0 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Ellenbrook included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Professionals 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.7%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.6%, Labourers 9.9% and Managers 9.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 374 3.6 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4
Iron Ore Mining 293 2.8 28,510 2.5 33,163 0.3
Takeaway Food Services 274 2.7 20,942 1.8 189,447 1.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 263 2.6 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 258 2.5 21,177 1.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Ellenbrook, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%, Iron Ore Mining 2.8%, Takeaway Food Services 2.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.6% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 760 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,825 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,694 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ellenbrook was $760.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 7,237 70.1 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 492 4.8 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 286 2.8 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 245 2.4 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
Other 180 1.7 15,822 1.4 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 659 6.4 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 8,023 77.5 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Ellenbrook, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.1%, Car, as passenger 4.8%, Worked at home 2.8%, Bus 2.4% and Other 1.7%. On the day, 6.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 11,577 70.2 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 6,215 37.7 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,518 9.2 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,333 14.2 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Ellenbrook, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.7% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 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
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,821 23.2 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,411 26.7 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,729 10.5 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,627 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 Ellenbrook, 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.5% 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 Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,744 29.1 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 3,110 51.8 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,086 18.1 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 60 1.0 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Ellenbrook, 51.8% were couple families with children, 29.1% were couple families without children and 18.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 13.4 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 86.6 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Ellenbrook, 13.4% of single parents were male and 86.6% 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
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,154 23.8 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 129 2.7 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,115 23.0 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 906 18.7 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 211 4.4 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 566 11.7 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 290 6.0 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 478 9.9 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Ellenbrook, of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 23.0% 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 Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,192 92.7 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 565 7.3 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Ellenbrook, 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 6,138 85.3 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 943 13.1 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 108 1.5 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 Ellenbrook, 85.3% were separate houses, 13.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 0.1 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 37 0.5 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 639 8.9 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,213 30.8 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 4,152 57.9 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 130 1.8 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Ellenbrook, of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 8.9% had 2 bedrooms and 30.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 922 12.8 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 4,443 61.9 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,659 23.1 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 24 0.3 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 134 1.9 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Ellenbrook, 12.8% were owned outright, 61.9% were owned with a mortgage and 23.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 5,847 81.4 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,157 16.1 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 182 2.5 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Ellenbrook, of all households, 81.4% were family households, 16.1% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.4 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.9 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Ellenbrook, 13.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.9% 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 Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 370 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.5 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.5 -- 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 Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,080 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 82.4 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 17.6 -- 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 Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 178 2.5 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,195 30.6 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 3,249 45.2 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,397 19.4 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 165 2.3 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Ellenbrook, 30.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 604 8.4 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 6,443 89.6 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 142 2.0 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Ellenbrook, 89.6% 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.

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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.
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 332 49.8 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 334 50.2 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 16 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Ellenbrook, 49.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.2% were female. The median age was 16 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
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,493 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Ellenbrook, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,493.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ellenbrook % Ellenbrook Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 340 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,065 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Ellenbrook, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $340 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,065.

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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.