Scarborough (WA)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC51319
People 15,467
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 34
Families 3,878
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 8,412
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,870
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 7,663 49.5 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,807 50.5 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 117 0.8 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 15,467 people in Scarborough (WA). 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 Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 900 5.8 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 668 4.3 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 591 3.8 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 510 3.3 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,013 6.6 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,013 13.0 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,088 13.5 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,394 9.0 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,149 7.4 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,014 6.6 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 859 5.6 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 824 5.3 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 679 4.4 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 553 3.6 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 449 2.9 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 322 2.1 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 215 1.4 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 214 1.4 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Scarborough (WA) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 4,685 35.2 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 397 3.0 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,441 10.8 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 426 3.2 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 6,361 47.8 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Scarborough (WA) aged 15 years and over, 35.2% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,037 35.2 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,155 18.8 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 5,292 46.1 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Scarborough (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 35.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 156 3.7 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 578 13.6 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 208 4.9 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 76 1.8 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 367 8.7 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 139 3.3 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 84 2.0 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 373 8.8 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 823 19.4 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 158 3.7 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,276 30.1 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Scarborough (WA) 27.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.4% were in primary school, 13.9% in secondary school and 28.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,477 33.7 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,451 10.9 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 400 3.0 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,595 12.0 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,978 14.9 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 451 3.4 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 792 6.0 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 371 2.8 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 13 0.1 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,383 10.4 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Scarborough (WA), 14.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 6,191 28.7 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 4,423 20.5 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 2,182 10.1 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,534 7.1 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 876 4.1 122,943 3.7 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Scarborough (WA) were English 28.7%, Australian 20.5%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 7.1% and Italian 4.1%.

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 Scarborough (WA) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 9,075 58.8 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,241 8.0 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 663 4.3 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Brazil 393 2.5 3,496 0.1 27,630 0.1
South Africa 345 2.2 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
Ireland 327 2.1 18,036 0.7 74,888 0.3

In Scarborough (WA), 58.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.0%, New Zealand 4.3%, Brazil 2.5%, South Africa 2.2% and Ireland 2.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,096 39.4 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,304 8.4 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,008 6.5 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 5,778 37.4 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Scarborough (WA), 37.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 39.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 6,799 44.0 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,822 11.8 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 744 4.8 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Ireland 509 3.3 33,667 1.4 169,273 0.7
Brazil 391 2.5 3,805 0.2 30,614 0.1

In Scarborough (WA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 44.0%, England 11.8%, New Zealand 4.8%, Ireland 3.3% and Brazil 2.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 7,120 46.0 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,659 10.7 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 763 4.9 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Ireland 479 3.1 31,226 1.3 147,423 0.6
Brazil 407 2.6 4,123 0.2 32,805 0.1

In Scarborough (WA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 46.0%, England 10.7%, New Zealand 4.9%, Ireland 3.1% and Brazil 2.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,147 39.7 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,474 22.5 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,887 12.2 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,829 11.8 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 356 2.3 83,670 3.4 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Scarborough (WA) were No Religion, so described 39.7%, Catholic 22.5%, Anglican 12.2%, Not stated 11.8% and Christian, nfd 2.3%. In Scarborough (WA), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Portuguese 401 2.6 7,070 0.3 48,853 0.2
Italian 185 1.2 29,401 1.2 271,597 1.2
German 137 0.9 9,320 0.4 79,353 0.3
Spanish 131 0.8 10,415 0.4 140,817 0.6
Mandarin 114 0.7 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 12,218 79.0 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,087 15.1 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Scarborough (WA) 79.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Portuguese 2.6%, Italian 1.2%, German 0.9%, Spanish 0.8% and Mandarin 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 6,025 63.0 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,556 26.7 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 416 4.3 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 567 5.9 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 9,564 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Scarborough (WA). Of these 63.0% were employed full time, 26.7% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 882 9.8 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 819 9.1 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 852 9.5 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,448 16.1 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 4,575 50.9 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Scarborough (WA), 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,652 29.5 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,352 15.0 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 1,274 14.2 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,105 12.3 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 971 10.8 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 709 7.9 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 539 6.0 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 291 3.2 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Scarborough (WA) included Professionals 29.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Managers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Labourers 6.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 355 4.0 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 277 3.1 26,557 2.3 253,385 2.4
Iron Ore Mining 242 2.7 28,510 2.5 33,163 0.3
Primary Education 213 2.4 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2
State Government Administration 165 1.9 17,770 1.5 158,980 1.5

Of the employed people in Scarborough (WA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.1%, Iron Ore Mining 2.7%, Primary Education 2.4% and State Government Administration 1.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 1,061 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 2,383 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,870 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Scarborough (WA) was $1,061.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,950 66.4 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 357 4.0 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 320 3.6 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 276 3.1 14,225 1.2 104,122 1.0
Bus 255 2.8 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 909 10.1 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,522 72.6 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Scarborough (WA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.4%, Worked at home 4.0%, Car, as passenger 3.6%, Train, bus 3.1% and Bus 2.8%. On the day, 10.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 9,763 73.4 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,109 23.4 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,013 7.6 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,445 18.4 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Scarborough (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.4% provided care for children and 7.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.4% 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
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,992 30.0 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,858 29.0 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,170 8.8 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 749 5.6 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Scarborough (WA), 29.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,923 49.6 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,325 34.2 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 541 14.0 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 86 2.2 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Scarborough (WA), 34.2% were couple families with children, 49.6% were couple families without children and 14.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.9 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.1 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Scarborough (WA), 18.9% of single parents were male and 81.1% 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
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 930 28.7 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 170 5.2 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 718 22.2 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 431 13.3 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 161 5.0 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 343 10.6 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 172 5.3 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 316 9.8 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Scarborough (WA), of couple families with children, 28.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 22.2% 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 Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,637 84.4 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,227 15.6 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Scarborough (WA), 84.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,402 36.2 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,339 50.3 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 873 13.2 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 Scarborough (WA), 36.2% were separate houses, 50.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 281 4.2 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,925 29.0 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 3,293 49.6 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,006 15.1 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 136 2.0 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Scarborough (WA), of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 29.0% had 2 bedrooms and 49.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,519 22.9 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,221 33.5 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,713 40.9 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 18 0.3 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 161 2.4 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Scarborough (WA), 22.9% were owned outright, 33.5% were owned with a mortgage and 40.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 3,854 58.1 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,215 33.4 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 565 8.5 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Scarborough (WA), of all households, 58.1% were family households, 33.4% were single person households and 8.5% were group households.

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Household income Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.0 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 25.1 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Scarborough (WA), 16.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 25.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.9 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.1 -- 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 Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 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 Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 306 4.6 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,623 39.5 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,684 40.4 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 864 13.0 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 162 2.4 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Scarborough (WA), 39.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 650 9.8 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 5,819 87.8 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 157 2.4 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Scarborough (WA), 87.8% 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.
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 60 50.8 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 58 49.2 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 31 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Scarborough (WA), 50.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.2% were female. The median age was 31 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
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,674 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Scarborough (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,674.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Scarborough (WA) % Scarborough (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Scarborough (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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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.