Gosnells

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC50572
People 20,293
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 35
Families 5,053
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 8,558
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,170
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,650
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 10,060 49.6 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 10,235 50.4 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 744 3.7 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 20,293 people in Gosnells. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7% of the population.

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Age Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,525 7.5 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,468 7.2 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,171 5.8 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,160 5.7 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,384 6.8 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,516 7.5 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,721 8.5 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,475 7.3 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,249 6.2 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,205 5.9 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,138 5.6 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,086 5.4 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,021 5.0 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 923 4.5 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 702 3.5 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 655 3.2 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 453 2.2 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 443 2.2 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Gosnells was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 7,045 43.7 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 638 4.0 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,594 9.9 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,032 6.4 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 5,829 36.1 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Gosnells aged 15 years and over, 43.7% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,982 42.1 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,487 10.5 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 6,739 47.4 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Gosnells, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 288 4.6 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,240 20.0 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 245 4.0 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 207 3.3 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 850 13.7 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 174 2.8 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 130 2.1 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 460 7.4 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 550 8.9 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 161 2.6 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,897 30.6 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Gosnells 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 18.6% in secondary school and 16.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,647 10.2 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,159 7.2 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 502 3.1 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,486 15.4 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,570 15.9 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,117 6.9 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,593 16.1 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 14 0.1 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 10 0.1 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,390 8.6 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 221 1.4 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,009 12.5 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Gosnells, 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 7,247 27.0 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 6,258 23.3 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 1,444 5.4 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 1,408 5.2 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Indian 805 3.0 68,796 2.1 619,164 2.0

The most common ancestries in Gosnells were English 27.0%, Australian 23.3%, Scottish 5.4%, Irish 5.2% and Indian 3.0%.

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

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Country of birth Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 11,426 56.5 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,484 7.3 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 787 3.9 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
India 708 3.5 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
Philippines 515 2.5 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0
Myanmar 289 1.4 8,704 0.4 32,655 0.1

In Gosnells, 56.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.3%, New Zealand 3.9%, India 3.5%, Philippines 2.5% and Myanmar 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 8,973 44.2 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,487 7.3 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,180 5.8 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 6,817 33.6 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Gosnells, 33.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 44.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 8,050 39.7 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,298 11.3 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 965 4.8 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
India 962 4.7 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6
Philippines 555 2.7 33,259 1.3 270,177 1.2

In Gosnells, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 39.7%, England 11.3%, New Zealand 4.8%, India 4.7% and Philippines 2.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 8,384 41.3 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 2,213 10.9 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
India 971 4.8 68,962 2.8 605,777 2.6
New Zealand 956 4.7 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Philippines 603 3.0 38,495 1.6 325,049 1.4

In Gosnells, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 41.3%, England 10.9%, India 4.8%, New Zealand 4.7% and Philippines 3.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,924 29.2 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,638 17.9 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,796 13.8 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 2,245 11.1 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Islam 1,354 6.7 50,649 2.0 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Gosnells were No Religion, so described 29.2%, Catholic 17.9%, Anglican 13.8%, Not stated 11.1% and Islam 6.7%. In Gosnells, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Tagalog 298 1.5 15,268 0.6 111,273 0.5
Mandarin 279 1.4 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Tamil 263 1.3 6,888 0.3 73,161 0.3
Punjabi 226 1.1 12,223 0.5 132,496 0.6
Indonesian 222 1.1 10,934 0.4 67,891 0.3
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English only spoken at home 14,186 69.9 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,590 20.5 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Gosnells 69.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 1.5%, Mandarin 1.4%, Tamil 1.3%, Punjabi 1.1% and Indonesian 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,033 56.0 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,412 26.9 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 462 5.1 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,073 11.9 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 8,980 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gosnells. Of these 56.0% were employed full time, 26.9% were employed part-time and 11.9% 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
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 772 9.8 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 743 9.4 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 896 11.3 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,896 24.0 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,138 39.7 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Gosnells, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,463 18.5 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 1,117 14.1 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,089 13.8 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,048 13.3 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 954 12.1 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 794 10.0 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 769 9.7 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 521 6.6 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Gosnells included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.5%, Labourers 14.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.1%, Professionals 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.7% and Managers 6.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 275 3.6 21,177 1.8 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 262 3.4 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4
Road Freight Transport 215 2.8 15,673 1.4 129,528 1.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 199 2.6 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 159 2.1 20,942 1.8 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Gosnells, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 3.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%, Road Freight Transport 2.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.6% and Takeaway Food Services 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 567 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,371 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,170 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gosnells was $567.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,433 68.8 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 420 5.3 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Train 268 3.4 25,863 2.2 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 151 1.9 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Train, bus 138 1.7 14,225 1.2 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 695 8.8 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,036 76.4 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Gosnells, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.8%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Train 3.4%, Worked at home 1.9% and Train, bus 1.7%. On the day, 8.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 10,072 62.4 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,409 27.3 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,724 10.7 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,146 13.3 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Gosnells, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.3% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.3% 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
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,111 19.3 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,737 23.2 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,684 10.4 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,542 9.6 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Gosnells, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,728 34.2 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,123 42.0 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,102 21.8 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 103 2.0 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Gosnells, 42.0% were couple families with children, 34.2% were couple families without children and 21.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.6 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.4 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Gosnells, 18.6% of single parents were male and 81.4% 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
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 609 15.8 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 135 3.5 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 669 17.3 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 781 20.2 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 251 6.5 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 931 24.1 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 202 5.2 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 279 7.2 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Gosnells, of couple families with children, 15.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 17.3% 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 Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,237 90.0 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 805 10.0 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Gosnells, 90.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,961 82.4 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,122 15.5 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 131 1.8 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 6 0.1 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Gosnells, 82.4% were separate houses, 15.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.8% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 12 0.2 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 199 2.8 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 726 10.0 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 3,821 52.9 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,282 31.6 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 188 2.6 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Gosnells, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 10.0% had 2 bedrooms and 52.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,876 25.9 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,945 40.7 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,067 28.6 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 127 1.8 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 215 3.0 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Gosnells, 25.9% were owned outright, 40.7% were owned with a mortgage and 28.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 4,873 67.4 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,066 28.6 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 290 4.0 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Gosnells, of all households, 67.4% were family households, 28.6% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

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Household income Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 25.1 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.7 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Gosnells, 25.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.7% 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 Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.1 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.9 -- 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 Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,650 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.2 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.8 -- 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 Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 531 7.3 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,673 37.0 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,378 32.9 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,390 19.2 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 254 3.5 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Gosnells, 37.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,342 18.6 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 5,669 78.4 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 218 3.0 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Gosnells, 78.4% 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.
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 326 44.2 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 412 55.8 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Gosnells, 44.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.8% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,184 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Gosnells, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,184.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gosnells % Gosnells Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,591 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Gosnells, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,591.

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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.