Harrisdale

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC50611
People 9,076
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 30
Families 2,592
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 3,293
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $2,171
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,210
Median weekly rent $420
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 4,492 49.5 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 4,583 50.5 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 72 0.8 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 9,076 people in Harrisdale. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

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Age Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 30 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,021 11.3 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 771 8.5 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 563 6.2 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 463 5.1 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 635 7.0 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,004 11.1 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,224 13.5 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 945 10.4 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 666 7.3 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 492 5.4 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 428 4.7 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 304 3.4 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 249 2.7 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 166 1.8 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 74 0.8 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 36 0.4 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 16 0.2 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 12 0.1 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Harrisdale was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 3,918 58.4 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 194 2.9 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 351 5.2 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 85 1.3 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,165 32.3 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Harrisdale aged 15 years and over, 58.4% were married and 8.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,589 56.9 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 785 12.4 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,933 30.6 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Harrisdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 182 6.5 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 680 24.4 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 119 4.3 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 217 7.8 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 245 8.8 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 85 3.0 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 203 7.3 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 198 7.1 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 469 16.8 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 81 2.9 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 312 11.2 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Harrisdale 30.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.3% were in primary school, 19.1% in secondary school and 23.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,924 28.7 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 782 11.7 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 259 3.9 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 984 14.7 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,211 18.1 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 329 4.9 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 516 7.7 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 190 2.8 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 17 0.3 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 318 4.7 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Harrisdale, 18.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 2,630 22.1 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,217 18.7 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Indian 1,206 10.2 68,796 2.1 619,164 2.0
Chinese 953 8.0 103,677 3.1 1,213,903 3.9
Scottish 620 5.2 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Harrisdale were English 22.1%, Australian 18.7%, Indian 10.2%, Chinese 8.0% and Scottish 5.2%.

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

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Country of birth Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 4,525 50.1 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 809 9.0 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
England 558 6.2 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
South Africa 378 4.2 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
Malaysia 362 4.0 29,126 1.2 138,364 0.6
New Zealand 304 3.4 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2

In Harrisdale, 50.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 9.0%, England 6.2%, South Africa 4.2%, Malaysia 4.0% and New Zealand 3.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,467 60.3 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 653 7.2 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 443 4.9 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,198 24.2 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Harrisdale, 24.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 60.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,646 29.3 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
India 1,144 12.7 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6
England 849 9.4 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
South Africa 454 5.0 46,181 1.9 190,816 0.8
Malaysia 447 4.9 33,792 1.4 156,829 0.7

In Harrisdale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 29.3%, India 12.7%, England 9.4%, South Africa 5.0% and Malaysia 4.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,861 31.6 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
India 1,127 12.5 68,962 2.8 605,777 2.6
England 801 8.9 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
Malaysia 480 5.3 36,247 1.5 167,467 0.7
South Africa 442 4.9 47,681 1.9 193,412 0.8

In Harrisdale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 31.6%, India 12.5%, England 8.9%, Malaysia 5.3% and South Africa 4.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,551 28.1 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,681 18.5 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 874 9.6 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Hinduism 627 6.9 38,739 1.6 440,300 1.9
Not stated 536 5.9 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Harrisdale were No Religion, so described 28.1%, Catholic 18.5%, Anglican 9.6%, Hinduism 6.9% and Not stated 5.9%. In Harrisdale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 476 5.3 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Punjabi 371 4.1 12,223 0.5 132,496 0.6
Cantonese 153 1.7 19,339 0.8 280,943 1.2
Malayalam 146 1.6 7,544 0.3 53,206 0.2
Tamil 143 1.6 6,888 0.3 73,161 0.3
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English only spoken at home 5,720 63.2 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,088 35.9 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Harrisdale 63.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 5.3%, Punjabi 4.1%, Cantonese 1.7%, Malayalam 1.6% and Tamil 1.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,331 62.6 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,374 25.8 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 233 4.4 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 385 7.2 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 5,323 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Harrisdale. Of these 62.6% were employed full time, 25.8% were employed part-time and 7.2% 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
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 455 9.2 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 438 8.9 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 478 9.7 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,118 22.7 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,204 44.8 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Harrisdale, 9.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,060 21.5 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 823 16.7 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 733 14.8 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 549 11.1 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 496 10.0 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 480 9.7 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 378 7.7 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Labourers 345 7.0 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5

The most common occupations in Harrisdale included Professionals 21.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Managers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.7% and Labourers 7.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 206 4.3 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 129 2.7 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4
Iron Ore Mining 121 2.5 28,510 2.5 33,163 0.3
Takeaway Food Services 121 2.5 20,942 1.8 189,447 1.8
Aged Care Residential Services 111 2.3 21,177 1.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Harrisdale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%, Iron Ore Mining 2.5%, Takeaway Food Services 2.5% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 959 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 2,223 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,171 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Harrisdale was $959.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,491 70.8 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 207 4.2 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 116 2.4 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Train 109 2.2 25,863 2.2 488,012 4.6
Train, car as driver 101 2.0 9,596 0.8 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 476 9.6 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,898 78.9 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Harrisdale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.8%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Worked at home 2.4%, Train 2.2% and Train, car as driver 2.0%. On the day, 9.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 5,016 74.7 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,704 40.2 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 459 6.8 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,061 15.8 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Harrisdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 40.2% provided care for children and 6.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.8% 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
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,664 24.7 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,996 29.7 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 721 10.7 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 642 9.5 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Harrisdale, 29.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 785 30.3 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,494 57.6 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 277 10.7 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 39 1.5 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Harrisdale, 57.6% were couple families with children, 30.3% were couple families without children and 10.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.3 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.7 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Harrisdale, 16.3% of single parents were male and 83.7% 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
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 614 27.0 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 63 2.8 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 557 24.5 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 483 21.2 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 88 3.9 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 154 6.8 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 129 5.7 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 188 8.3 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Harrisdale, of couple families with children, 27.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 24.5% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,943 91.7 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 265 8.3 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Harrisdale, 91.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,322 78.9 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 614 20.9 122,562 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 Harrisdale, 78.9% were separate houses, 20.9% 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
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 20 0.7 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 994 33.8 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,878 63.8 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 50 1.7 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.7 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Harrisdale, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.7% had 2 bedrooms and 33.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 267 9.0 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,065 69.9 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 561 19.0 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 0.2 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 55 1.9 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Harrisdale, 9.0% were owned outright, 69.9% were owned with a mortgage and 19.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 2,505 85.0 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 363 12.3 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 78 2.6 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Harrisdale, of all households, 85.0% were family households, 12.3% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

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Household income Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 6.0 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 23.6 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Harrisdale, 6.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.6% 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 Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 420 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 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 Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,210 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 81.1 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 18.9 -- 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 Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 28 1.0 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 718 24.4 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,505 51.2 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 634 21.6 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 56 1.9 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Harrisdale, 24.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 51.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 101 3.4 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,784 94.5 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 61 2.1 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Harrisdale, 94.5% 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.
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 34 48.6 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 36 51.4 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Harrisdale, 48.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.4% 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
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,281 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Harrisdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,281.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Harrisdale % Harrisdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 400 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,275 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Harrisdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $400 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,275.

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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.