Maylands (WA)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC50907
People 12,577
Male 51.2%
Female 48.8%
Median age 34
Families 3,071
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 7,370
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $1,449
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

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

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 6,439 51.2 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,143 48.8 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 122 1.0 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,577 people in Maylands (WA). Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

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Age Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 727 5.8 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 542 4.3 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 371 2.9 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 345 2.7 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 939 7.5 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,710 13.6 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,831 14.6 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,236 9.8 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 942 7.5 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 748 5.9 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 670 5.3 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 636 5.1 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 626 5.0 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 512 4.1 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 305 2.4 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 203 1.6 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 111 0.9 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 129 1.0 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Maylands (WA) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 4,152 38.0 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 367 3.4 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,101 10.1 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 299 2.7 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 5,010 45.8 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Maylands (WA) aged 15 years and over, 38.0% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,532 37.2 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,451 15.3 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,524 47.6 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Maylands (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 37.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 109 3.1 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 496 14.1 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 108 3.1 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 70 2.0 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 197 5.6 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 84 2.4 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 52 1.5 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 379 10.8 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 846 24.0 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 138 3.9 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,041 29.6 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Maylands (WA) 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.3% were in primary school, 9.5% in secondary school and 34.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,920 35.8 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,093 10.0 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 337 3.1 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,040 9.5 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,727 15.8 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 331 3.0 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 635 5.8 235,001 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 359 3.3 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 67 0.6 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,164 10.6 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Maylands (WA), 15.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 4,051 24.0 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,670 15.8 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,380 8.2 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,037 6.1 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Indian 920 5.4 68,796 2.1 619,164 2.0

The most common ancestries in Maylands (WA) were English 24.0%, Australian 15.8%, Irish 8.2%, Scottish 6.1% and Indian 5.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Maylands (WA) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 6,253 49.8 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 820 6.5 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
England 767 6.1 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 301 2.4 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Ireland 207 1.6 18,036 0.7 74,888 0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 163 1.3 27,081 1.1 509,555 2.2

In Maylands (WA), 49.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 6.5%, England 6.1%, New Zealand 2.4%, Ireland 1.6% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,428 51.1 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 886 7.0 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 667 5.3 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,541 28.2 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Maylands (WA), 28.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 51.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 4,228 33.7 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,099 8.8 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
India 985 7.8 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6
New Zealand 363 2.9 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Ireland 299 2.4 33,667 1.4 169,273 0.7

In Maylands (WA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 33.7%, England 8.8%, India 7.8%, New Zealand 2.9% and Ireland 2.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 4,458 35.6 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,011 8.1 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
India 987 7.9 68,962 2.8 605,777 2.6
New Zealand 356 2.8 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Ireland 275 2.2 31,226 1.3 147,423 0.6

In Maylands (WA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 35.6%, England 8.1%, India 7.9%, New Zealand 2.8% and Ireland 2.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,504 35.8 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,505 19.9 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 1,385 11.0 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 991 7.9 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Hinduism 644 5.1 38,739 1.6 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in Maylands (WA) were No Religion, so described 35.8%, Catholic 19.9%, Not stated 11.0%, Anglican 7.9% and Hinduism 5.1%. In Maylands (WA), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (43.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 271 2.2 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Hindi 235 1.9 10,747 0.4 159,652 0.7
Punjabi 216 1.7 12,223 0.5 132,496 0.6
Vietnamese 176 1.4 20,247 0.8 277,400 1.2
Italian 152 1.2 29,401 1.2 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 8,042 64.1 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,703 27.8 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Maylands (WA) 64.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.2%, Hindi 1.9%, Punjabi 1.7%, Vietnamese 1.4% and Italian 1.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,652 60.8 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,058 26.9 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 354 4.6 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 586 7.7 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 7,650 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Maylands (WA). Of these 60.8% were employed full time, 26.9% were employed part-time and 7.7% 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
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 639 9.0 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 715 10.1 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 705 10.0 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,434 20.3 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,219 45.6 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Maylands (WA), 9.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,096 29.7 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 896 12.7 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 870 12.3 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 864 12.2 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 803 11.4 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 556 7.9 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 514 7.3 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 392 5.6 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Maylands (WA) included Professionals 29.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.3%, Managers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Labourers 7.9%, Sales Workers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 311 4.5 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 308 4.4 26,557 2.3 253,385 2.4
State Government Administration 228 3.3 17,770 1.5 158,980 1.5
Iron Ore Mining 150 2.2 28,510 2.5 33,163 0.3
Computer System Design and Related Services 143 2.1 10,911 0.9 162,884 1.5

Of the employed people in Maylands (WA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.4%, State Government Administration 3.3%, Iron Ore Mining 2.2% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 891 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 2,055 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,449 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Maylands (WA) was $891.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,920 55.4 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Train 579 8.2 25,863 2.2 488,012 4.6
Bus 491 6.9 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 255 3.6 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 234 3.3 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,350 19.1 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,323 61.1 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Maylands (WA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.4%, Train 8.2%, Bus 6.9%, Car, as passenger 3.6% and Worked at home 3.3%. On the day, 19.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,616 69.6 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,310 21.1 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 852 7.8 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,924 17.6 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Maylands (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.1% provided care for children and 7.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.6% 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
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,005 27.5 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,110 28.4 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 895 8.2 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 606 5.5 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Maylands (WA), 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,571 51.3 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,032 33.7 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 377 12.3 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 84 2.7 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Maylands (WA), 33.7% were couple families with children, 51.3% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.6 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.4 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Maylands (WA), 19.6% of single parents were male and 80.4% 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
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 665 25.6 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 135 5.2 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 529 20.4 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 443 17.1 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 160 6.2 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 270 10.4 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 150 5.8 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 245 9.4 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Maylands (WA), of couple families with children, 25.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 20.4% 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 Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,647 81.7 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,261 18.3 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Maylands (WA), 81.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,742 30.8 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,948 34.5 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,936 34.3 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.1 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Maylands (WA), 30.8% were separate houses, 34.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 34.3% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 10 0.2 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 716 12.7 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,168 38.4 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,009 35.6 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 620 11.0 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 124 2.2 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Maylands (WA), of occupied private dwellings 12.7% had 1 bedroom, 38.4% had 2 bedrooms and 35.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 984 17.4 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,723 30.5 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,778 49.2 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 23 0.4 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 133 2.4 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Maylands (WA), 17.4% were owned outright, 30.5% were owned with a mortgage and 49.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 3,034 53.7 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,157 38.2 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 454 8.0 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Maylands (WA), of all households, 53.7% were family households, 38.2% were single person households and 8.0% were group households.

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Household income Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.0 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 17.7 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Maylands (WA), 21.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.7% 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 Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 82.8 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 17.2 -- 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 Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.4 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.6 -- 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 Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 610 10.8 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,690 47.6 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,658 29.3 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 543 9.6 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 153 2.7 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Maylands (WA), 47.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 759 13.4 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,742 84.0 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 147 2.6 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Maylands (WA), 84.0% 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.
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 60 48.4 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 64 51.6 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 28 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Maylands (WA), 48.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.6% were female. The median age was 28 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
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 956 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Maylands (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.8 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $956.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Maylands (WA) % Maylands (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 270 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,993 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Maylands (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,993.

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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.