Yarram

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL215096
People 1,734
Male 48.3%
Female 51.7%
Median age 51
Families 416
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 920
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $770
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,000
Median weekly rent $186
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
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 839 48.3 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 899 51.7 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 17 1.0 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,734 people in Yarram. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

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Age Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 51 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 105 6.0 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 85 4.9 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 83 4.8 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 91 5.2 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 78 4.5 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 88 5.0 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 87 5.0 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 56 3.2 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 72 4.1 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 96 5.5 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 93 5.3 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 113 6.5 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 138 7.9 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 141 8.1 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 116 6.7 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 105 6.0 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 88 5.0 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 109 6.2 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Yarram was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 32.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 599 40.8 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 47 3.2 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 159 10.8 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 184 12.5 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 478 32.6 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Yarram aged 15 years and over, 40.8% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 499 40.8 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 125 10.2 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 598 48.9 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Yarram, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 24 5.1 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 80 17.1 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 29 6.2 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 69 14.8 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 16 3.4 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 4 0.9 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 18 3.9 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 18 3.9 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 14 3.0 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 195 41.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Yarram 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.0% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 7.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 131 8.9 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 97 6.6 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 37 2.5 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 229 15.6 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 147 10.0 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 148 10.1 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 188 12.8 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 230 15.7 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 13 0.9 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 215 14.7 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Yarram, 10.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 720 31.7 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 709 31.2 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 208 9.2 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 185 8.1 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 82 3.6 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Yarram were English 31.7%, Australian 31.2%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 8.1% and German 3.6%.

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

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Country of birth Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,381 80.1 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 52 3.0 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 19 1.1 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 17 1.0 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
Italy 9 0.5 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
Thailand 9 0.5 15,979 0.3 66,229 0.3

In Yarram, 80.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.0%, New Zealand 1.1%, Netherlands 1.0%, Italy 0.5% and Thailand 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 222 12.8 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 107 6.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 57 3.3 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,181 68.2 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Yarram, 68.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,255 73.5 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 109 6.4 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 27 1.6 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 26 1.5 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 25 1.5 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Yarram, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.5%, England 6.4%, New Zealand 1.6%, Scotland 1.5% and Netherlands 1.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,303 75.3 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 98 5.7 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 28 1.6 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
Italy 18 1.0 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
New Zealand 17 1.0 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6

In Yarram, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.3%, England 5.7%, Netherlands 1.6%, Italy 1.0% and New Zealand 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 552 31.8 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 371 21.4 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 308 17.8 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 180 10.4 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 137 7.9 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Yarram were No Religion, so described 31.8%, Anglican 21.4%, Catholic 17.8%, Not stated 10.4% and Uniting Church 7.9%. In Yarram, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 16 0.9 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Malayalam 9 0.5 16,950 0.3 53,206 0.2
Hindi 8 0.5 51,241 0.9 159,652 0.7
Hungarian 4 0.2 6,730 0.1 19,895 0.1
Dutch 3 0.2 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 1,529 88.1 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 39 4.9 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Yarram 88.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.9%, Malayalam 0.5%, Hindi 0.5%, Hungarian 0.2% and Dutch 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 281 47.3 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 239 40.2 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 34 5.7 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 40 6.7 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 594 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yarram. Of these 47.3% were employed full time, 40.2% were employed part-time and 6.7% 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
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 77 13.9 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 65 11.8 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 101 18.3 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 91 16.5 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 184 33.3 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Yarram, 13.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 88 15.9 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 83 15.0 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 78 14.1 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 73 13.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 68 12.3 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 65 11.8 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 45 8.1 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 44 8.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6

The most common occupations in Yarram included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Labourers 15.0%, Professionals 14.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, Managers 12.3%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.1% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 37 7.4 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 34 6.8 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Dairy Cattle Farming 23 4.6 11,606 0.4 20,326 0.2
Aged Care Residential Services 22 4.4 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 21 4.2 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Yarram, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.8%, Dairy Cattle Farming 4.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.4% and Primary Education 4.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 463 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,046 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 770 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yarram was $463.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 337 62.6 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 64 11.9 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 34 6.3 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 22 4.1 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 11 2.0 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 374 68.4 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Yarram, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.6%, Walked only 11.9%, Car, as passenger 6.3%, Worked at home 4.1% and Bicycle 2.0%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 916 62.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 308 21.0 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 185 12.6 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 362 24.6 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Yarram, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.0% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.6% 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
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 256 17.5 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 312 21.4 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 184 12.6 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 163 11.2 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Yarram, 21.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 199 46.7 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 125 29.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 93 21.8 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 9 2.1 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Yarram, 29.3% were couple families with children, 46.7% 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
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 13.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 86.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Yarram, 13.8% of single parents were male and 86.2% 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
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 30 9.2 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 15 4.6 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 57 17.5 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 40 12.3 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 33 10.2 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 108 33.2 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 22 6.8 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 20 6.2 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Yarram, of couple families with children, 9.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 17.5% 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

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 Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 738 85.0 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 130 15.0 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Yarram, 85.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 667 90.4 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 42 5.7 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 9 1.2 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 20 2.7 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Yarram, 90.4% were separate houses, 5.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats or apartments and 2.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 44 5.9 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 147 19.7 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 407 54.6 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 127 17.0 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 20 2.7 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Yarram, of occupied private dwellings 5.9% had 1 bedroom, 19.7% had 2 bedrooms and 54.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 334 44.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 152 20.3 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 230 30.7 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.4 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 31 4.1 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Yarram, 44.5% were owned outright, 20.3% were owned with a mortgage and 30.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 418 55.7 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 310 41.3 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 22 2.9 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Yarram, of all households, 55.7% were family households, 41.3% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

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Household income Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 38.6 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 1.7 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Yarram, 38.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 1.7% 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 Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 186 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.9 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.1 -- 10.4 -- 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 Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,000 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.2 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.8 -- 7.5 -- 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 Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 66 8.9 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 339 45.9 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 219 29.7 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 87 11.8 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 27 3.7 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Yarram, 45.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 220 29.6 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 496 66.7 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 28 3.8 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Yarram, 66.7% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 11 64.7 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 6 35.3 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Yarram, 64.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 35.3% were female. The median age was 19 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.3 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,125 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Yarram, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Yarram % Yarram Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 225 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Yarram, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $225 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.