Dampier

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL515008
People 1,104
Male 53.7%
Female 46.3%
Median age 35
Families 275
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 557
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $3,000
Median monthly mortgage repayments $3,200
Median weekly rent $420
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.7

(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
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 591 53.7 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 509 46.3 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32 2.9 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,104 people in Dampier. Of these 53.7% were male and 46.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

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Age Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 89 8.0 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 125 11.2 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 108 9.7 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 53 4.8 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 35 3.1 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 45 4.0 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 94 8.4 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 92 8.3 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 113 10.1 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 131 11.7 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 101 9.1 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 65 5.8 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 20 1.8 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 14 1.3 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 14 1.3 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 8 0.7 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 0.3 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 5 0.4 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Dampier was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 454 57.9 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 15 1.9 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 57 7.3 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 23 2.9 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 235 30.0 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Dampier aged 15 years and over, 57.9% were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 388 57.6 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 117 17.4 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 169 25.1 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Dampier, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 18 4.7 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 165 43.0 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4 1.0 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 43 11.2 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 39 10.2 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 11 2.9 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 13 3.4 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 4 1.0 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 87 22.7 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Dampier 34.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.5% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 6.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 111 14.3 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 82 10.5 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 34 4.4 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 190 24.4 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 104 13.4 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 59 7.6 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 75 9.6 235,001 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 24 3.1 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 96 12.3 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Dampier, 13.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 28.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 564 37.8 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
English 384 25.7 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 103 6.9 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 92 6.2 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 32 2.1 73,062 2.2 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Dampier were Australian 37.8%, English 25.7%, Scottish 6.9%, Irish 6.2% and German 2.1%.

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

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Country of birth Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 854 77.7 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 48 4.4 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 36 3.3 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Vietnam 9 0.8 15,845 0.6 219,355 0.9
Scotland 7 0.6 26,058 1.1 119,417 0.5
Netherlands 7 0.6 9,133 0.4 70,172 0.3

In Dampier, 77.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.4%, New Zealand 3.3%, Vietnam 0.8%, Scotland 0.6% and Netherlands 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 200 18.1 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 82 7.4 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 90 8.2 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 639 57.9 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Dampier, 57.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 729 67.1 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 91 8.4 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 43 4.0 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 21 1.9 50,380 2.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 15 1.4 23,636 1.0 175,354 0.7

In Dampier, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.1%, England 8.4%, New Zealand 4.0%, Scotland 1.9% and Netherlands 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 732 66.5 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 89 8.1 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 57 5.2 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Ireland 17 1.5 31,226 1.3 147,423 0.6
Netherlands 15 1.4 20,568 0.8 152,088 0.6

In Dampier, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.5%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 5.2%, Ireland 1.5% and Netherlands 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 473 43.0 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 225 20.4 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 168 15.3 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 125 11.4 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Buddhism 22 2.0 52,830 2.1 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in Dampier were No Religion, so described 43.0%, Catholic 20.4%, Anglican 15.3%, Not stated 11.4% and Buddhism 2.0%. In Dampier, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (48.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Thai 4 0.4 6,403 0.3 55,444 0.2
Filipino 4 0.4 10,317 0.4 71,220 0.3
Spanish 3 0.3 10,415 0.4 140,817 0.6
Indonesian 3 0.3 10,934 0.4 67,891 0.3
Cantonese 3 0.3 19,339 0.8 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 976 89.9 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 19 4.7 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Dampier 89.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Thai 0.4%, Filipino 0.4%, Spanish 0.3%, Indonesian 0.3% and Cantonese 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 408 66.7 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 125 20.4 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 42 6.9 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 37 6.0 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 612 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dampier. Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 20.4% were employed part-time and 6.0% 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
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 43 7.5 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 38 6.6 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 45 7.9 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 53 9.2 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 354 61.8 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Dampier, 7.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 61.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 131 23.4 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 92 16.4 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 83 14.8 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 76 13.6 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Managers 63 11.2 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 45 8.0 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 44 7.9 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 18 3.2 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Dampier included Technicians and Trades Workers 23.4%, Professionals 16.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.6%, Managers 11.2%, Labourers 8.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9% and Sales Workers 3.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 83 15.3 1,716 0.1 2,773 0.0
Iron Ore Mining 64 11.8 28,510 2.5 33,163 0.3
Primary Education 26 4.8 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2
Road Freight Transport 25 4.6 15,673 1.4 129,528 1.2
Oil and Gas Extraction 17 3.1 8,090 0.7 18,943 0.2

Of the employed people in Dampier, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 15.3%, Iron Ore Mining 11.8%, Primary Education 4.8%, Road Freight Transport 4.6% and Oil and Gas Extraction 3.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 1,525 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 3,000 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 3,000 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dampier was $1,525.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 379 66.4 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 36 6.3 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Walked only 23 4.0 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 14 2.5 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 11 1.9 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 15 2.6 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 417 72.1 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Dampier, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.4%, Car, as passenger 6.3%, Walked only 4.0%, Worked at home 2.5% and Bus 1.9%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 603 77.4 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 303 38.7 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 60 7.6 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 261 33.3 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Dampier, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.7% 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, 33.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 168 21.3 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 249 31.6 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 100 12.7 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 94 11.9 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Dampier, 31.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 86 31.3 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 172 62.5 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 17 6.2 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Dampier, 62.5% were couple families with children, 31.3% were couple families without children and 6.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 46.7 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 53.3 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Dampier, 46.7% of single parents were male and 53.3% 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
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 80 30.7 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 1.5 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 76 29.1 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 58 22.2 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 10 3.8 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 17 6.5 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 16 6.1 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Dampier, of couple families with children, 30.7% had both partners employed full-time, 1.5% had both employed part-time and 29.1% 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 Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 327 67.8 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 155 32.2 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Dampier, 67.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 32.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 302 92.4 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 18 5.5 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 4 1.2 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Dampier, 92.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 0.9 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 8 2.4 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 221 67.2 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 88 26.7 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 9 2.7 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Dampier, of occupied private dwellings 0.9% had 1 bedroom, 2.4% had 2 bedrooms and 67.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 66 19.8 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 115 34.4 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 146 43.7 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 7 2.1 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Dampier, 19.8% were owned outright, 34.4% were owned with a mortgage and 43.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 277 83.7 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 46 13.9 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 8 2.4 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Dampier, of all households, 83.7% were family households, 13.9% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

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Household income Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 3.4 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 55.7 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Dampier, 3.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 55.7% 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 Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 420 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.0 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.0 -- 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 Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 3,200 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.3 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.7 -- 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 Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 3 0.9 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 50 15.0 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 150 44.9 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 121 36.2 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 10 3.0 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Dampier, 15.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 23 7.0 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 302 91.8 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 4 1.2 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Dampier, 91.8% 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.

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.
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 16 44.4 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 20 55.6 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Dampier, 44.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.6% were female. The median age was 18 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
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 3,000 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Dampier, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $3,000.

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
Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 138 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Dampier, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $138 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.