Home Island (L)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL922001
People 404
Male 48.2%
Female 51.8%
Median age 40
Families 114
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 101
Average people per household 3.9
Median weekly household income $1,531
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $205
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Male 196 48.2 2,462 53.7 11,546,638 49.3
Female 211 51.8 2,120 46.3 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6 1.5 231 5.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 404 people in Home Island (L). Of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

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Age Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 42 -- 38 --
0-4 years 34 8.5 262 5.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 32 8.0 285 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 22 5.5 263 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 24 6.0 215 4.7 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 15 3.7 210 4.6 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 9 2.2 262 5.7 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 33 8.2 316 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 26 6.5 321 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 21 5.2 325 7.1 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 17 4.2 332 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 36 9.0 378 8.2 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 45 11.2 376 8.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 26 6.5 335 7.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 16 4.0 295 6.4 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 23 5.7 180 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 13 3.2 122 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 10 2.5 68 1.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 58 1.3 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Home Island (L) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Married 251 79.2 1,933 51.2 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 0 0.0 128 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 5 1.6 321 8.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 8 2.5 182 4.8 985,204 5.2
Never married 53 16.7 1,211 32.1 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Home Island (L) aged 15 years and over, 79.2% were married and 1.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 215 73.6 1,382 52.2 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 0 0.0 313 11.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 77 26.4 953 36.0 7,024,973 41.9

In Home Island (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Preschool 7 8.0 74 4.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 35 40.2 348 22.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 0 0.0 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 4 0.3 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 23 26.4 240 15.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 3 0.2 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 6 0.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3 3.4 36 2.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 42 2.7 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 27 1.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 19 21.8 802 50.7 1,707,023 23.7

In Home Island (L) 22.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.7% were in primary school, 34.5% in secondary school and 3.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 15 4.6 459 12.2 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 7 2.2 279 7.4 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 10 3.1 98 2.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 41 12.7 511 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 54 16.7 489 13.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 10 3.1 145 3.8 941,531 4.9
Year 10 26 8.0 394 10.4 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 5 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 16 4.9 257 6.8 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 78 24.1 125 3.3 145,844 0.8
Not stated 53 16.4 882 23.4 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Home Island (L), 16.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Malay 103 20.6 370 6.3 46,079 0.1
Indonesian 95 19.0 141 2.4 65,886 0.2
Australian 65 13.0 1,095 18.7 7,298,243 23.3
Javanese 37 7.4 43 0.7 1,458 0.0
Cook Islander 23 4.6 19 0.3 22,233 0.1

The most common ancestries in Home Island (L) were Malay 20.6%, Indonesian 19.0%, Australian 13.0%, Javanese 7.4% and Cook Islander 4.6%.

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 Home Island (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Australia 341 86.8 2,151 47.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Malaysia 20 5.1 393 8.6 138,364 0.6

In Home Island (L), 86.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Malaysia 5.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 14 3.5 1,411 30.8 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 26 6.5 328 7.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 12 3.0 345 7.5 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 321 80.2 1,738 37.9 11,070,538 47.3

In Home Island (L), 80.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Australia 340 83.3 1,808 39.7 12,231,150 52.3
Malaysia 29 7.1 480 10.5 156,829 0.7
Indonesia 8 2.0 25 0.5 92,027 0.4
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 4 1.0 23 0.5 177,536 0.8
England 4 1.0 188 4.1 1,403,096 6.0

In Home Island (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.3%, Malaysia 7.1%, Indonesia 2.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0% and England 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Australia 350 88.2 1,791 39.3 12,643,365 54.0
Malaysia 19 4.8 517 11.4 167,467 0.7
Indonesia 3 0.8 28 0.6 103,023 0.4

In Home Island (L), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 88.2%, Malaysia 4.8% and Indonesia 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Islam 376 94.9 758 16.5 604,240 2.6
No Religion, so described 12 3.0 964 21.0 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 8 2.0 811 17.7 2,238,735 9.6

The only responses for religion in Home Island (L) were Islam 94.9%, No Religion, so described 3.0% and Not stated 2.0%. In Home Island (L), Islam was the largest religious group reported overall (96.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Malay 349 87.2 685 15.0 17,942 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 24 6.0 1,732 38.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 81 86.2 784 50.1 1,971,011 22.2

In Home Island (L) 6.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Malay 87.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 86 55.1 1,413 63.4 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 38 24.4 571 25.6 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 24 15.4 188 8.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 8 5.1 58 2.6 787,452 6.9

There were 156 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Home Island (L). Of these 55.1% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 21 14.1 213 9.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 8 5.4 149 6.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 14 9.4 209 9.6 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 31 20.8 501 23.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 57 38.3 905 41.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Home Island (L), 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Labourers 35 23.8 302 14.0 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 27 18.4 380 17.6 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 21 14.3 249 11.5 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 19 12.9 301 13.9 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 13 8.8 161 7.5 670,106 6.3
Professionals 12 8.2 242 11.2 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 7 4.8 340 15.7 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 6 4.1 130 6.0 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Home Island (L) included Labourers 23.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.8%, Professionals 8.2%, Managers 4.8% and Sales Workers 4.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 20 17.7 132 6.2 142,724 1.3
Secondary Education 15 13.3 34 1.6 177,487 1.7
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10 8.8 46 2.2 254,275 2.4
Accommodation 8 7.1 132 6.2 113,377 1.1
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 6 5.3 47 2.2 131,908 1.2

Of the employed people in Home Island (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 17.7%, Secondary Education 13.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.8%, Accommodation 7.1% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 5.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Personal 469 -- 712 -- 662 --
Family 1,170 -- 1,568 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,531 -- 1,377 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Home Island (L) was $469.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Ferry 32 23.4 37 1.7 11,858 0.1
Motorbike/scooter 24 17.5 52 2.4 64,580 0.6
Bus, ferry 18 13.1 21 1.0 2,321 0.0
Car, as driver 11 8.0 1,269 59.5 6,574,571 61.5
Ferry, car as driver 10 7.3 5 0.2 3,674 0.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 70 48.6 148 6.8 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 30 21.1 1,425 65.9 7,305,271 68.4

In Home Island (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Ferry 23.4%, Motorbike/scooter 17.5%, Bus, ferry 13.1%, Car, as driver 8.0% and Ferry, car as driver 7.3%. On the day, 48.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 21.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 131 41.1 2,199 58.2 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 88 27.8 853 22.7 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 33 10.5 389 10.3 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 44 13.8 966 25.7 3,620,726 19.0

In Home Island (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 47 15.1 630 16.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 35 11.2 901 23.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 21 6.7 370 9.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 21 6.7 303 8.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Home Island (L), 11.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 47 41.2 443 43.0 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 64 56.1 430 41.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 3 2.6 145 14.1 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 13 1.3 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Home Island (L), 56.1% were couple families with children, 41.2% were couple families without children and 2.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 25.2 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 74.8 -- 81.8

In Home Island (L), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% 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
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 18 15.3 216 25.2 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 5 4.2 46 5.4 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 11 9.3 184 21.5 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 28 23.7 129 15.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 4 3.4 45 5.3 302,037 6.0
Both not working 31 26.3 110 12.9 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 15 12.7 65 7.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 6 5.1 61 7.1 311,381 6.2

In Home Island (L), of couple families with children, 15.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 9.3% 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 Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 90 90.9 1,358 78.5 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 9 9.1 371 21.5 1,039,874 11.2

In Home Island (L), 90.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Separate house 90 100.0 1,130 83.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 83 6.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 116 8.5 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 13 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Home Island (L), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 7 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 81 5.9 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4 4.6 320 23.4 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 30 34.5 607 44.5 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 50 57.5 295 21.6 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 3.4 55 4.0 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.7 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Home Island (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.6% had 2 bedrooms and 34.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Owned outright 12 14.3 401 29.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3 3.6 299 22.0 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 40 47.6 552 40.6 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 26 31.0 48 3.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 3 3.6 58 4.3 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Home Island (L), 14.3% were owned outright, 3.6% were owned with a mortgage and 47.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Family households 83 91.2 980 71.6 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 8 8.8 369 27.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 20 1.5 354,917 4.3

In Home Island (L), of all households, 91.2% were family households, 8.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 10.1 -- 19.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.6 -- 11.6 -- 16.4

In Home Island (L), 10.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Median rent 205 -- 140 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.0 -- 96.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.0 -- 3.4 -- 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 Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,400 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 93.8 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 6.2 -- 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 Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
None 10 10.9 63 4.6 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 9 9.8 435 31.9 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 28 30.4 516 37.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 36 39.1 280 20.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 9 9.8 69 5.1 285,197 3.4

In Home Island (L), 9.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 39.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 20 22.5 236 17.3 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 62 69.7 1,070 78.3 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 7 7.9 60 4.4 221,494 2.7

In Home Island (L), 69.7% 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.

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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.
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Male 4 57.1 115 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3 42.9 118 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 46 -- 35 -- 23 --

In Home Island (L), 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 46 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
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.5 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1.1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,268 -- 1,203 --

In Home Island (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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
Home Island (L) % Home Island (L) Other Territories % Other Territories Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 63 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 0 -- 1,660 --

In Home Island (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 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.