Eltham

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 209031209
People 23,444
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 43
Families 6,790
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 8,551
Average number of people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $2,464
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,297
Median weekly rent (b) $446
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 11,472 48.9 3,200,963 49.2 12,545,154 49.3
Female 11,977 51.1 3,302,528 50.8 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 136 0.6 65,646 1.0 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 22,761 97.1 6,148,188 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 552 2.4 289,665 4.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 43 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 1,237 5.3 375,900 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,481 6.3 402,168 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,720 7.3 391,388 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,658 7.1 363,201 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,291 5.5 410,337 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 872 3.7 475,532 7.3 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,026 4.4 499,959 7.7 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,404 6.0 489,927 7.5 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,515 6.5 428,808 6.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,852 7.9 416,524 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,860 7.9 410,360 6.3 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,659 7.1 383,916 5.9 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 1,735 7.4 362,634 5.6 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 1,509 6.4 320,562 4.9 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 1,182 5.0 285,000 4.4 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 775 3.3 203,205 3.1 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 391 1.7 141,601 2.2 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 307 1.3 142,475 2.2 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 10,751 56.6 2,496,618 46.8 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 401 2.1 163,443 3.1 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,406 7.4 436,174 8.2 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 698 3.7 262,392 4.9 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 5,749 30.2 1,975,412 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 10,197 56.9 2,278,239 46.7 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,577 8.8 544,957 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 6,155 34.3 2,054,902 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 600 8.5 139,502 7.1 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,660 23.5 354,535 18.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 280 4.0 106,832 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 129 1.8 58,184 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 2,071 29.3 520,258 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 1,215 17.2 230,448 11.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 490 6.9 96,560 4.9 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 307 4.3 84,706 4.3 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 2,012 28.5 412,219 21.0 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 481 6.8 155,358 7.9 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 1,126 15.9 325,961 16.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,609 22.8 482,005 24.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 160 2.3 70,054 3.6 242,821 3.2
Not stated 614 8.7 340,941 17.4 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 7,098 37.3 1,557,447 29.2 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,107 11.1 521,291 9.8 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 637 3.4 179,000 3.4 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,940 10.2 580,494 10.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,736 14.4 797,281 14.9 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 1,124 5.9 304,927 5.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,074 5.7 389,680 7.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 6 0.0 3,250 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 647 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 929 4.9 422,139 7.9 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 503 2.6 111,674 2.1 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 30 0.2 59,722 1.1 175,844 0.8
Not stated 822 4.3 406,049 7.6 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 9,456 40.3 1,900,089 29.2 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 8,078 34.5 1,770,726 27.2 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 3,311 14.1 611,788 9.4 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 2,781 11.9 534,459 8.2 2,176,777 8.6
Italian 1,981 8.4 384,688 5.9 1,108,364 4.4

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 18,568 79.2 4,228,667 65.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,103 4.7 174,552 2.7 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 285 1.2 99,344 1.5 530,492 2.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 277 1.2 171,447 2.6 549,618 2.2
Italy 176 0.8 64,796 1.0 163,326 0.6
South Africa 165 0.7 31,274 0.5 189,207 0.7

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,319 26.9 2,684,522 41.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,980 8.4 410,848 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 1,461 6.2 298,977 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 13,077 55.8 2,757,268 42.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 615 2.6 351,877 5.4 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 14,562 62.1 3,065,587 47.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 1,929 8.2 318,462 4.9 1,626,778 6.4
Italy 876 3.7 185,164 2.8 477,065 1.9
New Zealand 422 1.8 116,749 1.8 673,661 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 403 1.7 239,218 3.7 784,594 3.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 15,065 64.3 3,179,788 48.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,626 6.9 288,747 4.4 1,488,479 5.9
Italy 749 3.2 157,999 2.4 391,399 1.5
New Zealand 420 1.8 114,018 1.8 650,743 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 414 1.8 239,730 3.7 787,673 3.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 11,966 51.0 2,523,448 38.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 4,940 21.1 1,335,784 20.5 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 1,831 7.8 425,007 6.5 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 883 3.8 412,883 6.3 1,751,052 6.9
Eastern Orthodox 605 2.6 216,791 3.3 535,470 2.1

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Eltham, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (53.7%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 384 1.6 221,798 3.4 685,274 2.7
Italian 227 1.0 92,320 1.4 228,042 0.9
Greek 208 0.9 107,158 1.6 229,643 0.9
Persian (excluding Dari) 162 0.7 22,398 0.3 72,498 0.3
Spanish 108 0.5 43,181 0.7 171,370 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 20,383 86.9 4,369,804 67.2 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 1,139 14.2 722,004 30.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
In the labour force 12,795 67.3 3,330,560 62.4 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 5,680 29.9 1,719,644 32.2 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 533 2.8 283,829 5.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,104 55.5 1,871,278 56.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 4,434 34.7 1,076,741 32.3 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 781 6.1 214,876 6.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 476 3.7 167,667 5.0 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 673 5.5 160,594 5.1 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 2,014 16.3 455,966 14.4 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,450 11.8 371,345 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 971 7.9 249,436 7.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,984 16.1 658,731 20.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 2,679 21.7 685,482 21.7 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 2,437 19.8 527,063 16.7 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,783 30.7 790,960 25.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 2,215 18.0 442,109 14.0 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,685 13.7 392,444 12.4 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,489 12.1 399,460 12.6 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,181 9.6 347,570 11.0 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 926 7.5 263,317 8.3 986,433 8.2
Labourers 576 4.7 277,292 8.8 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 305 2.5 187,939 5.9 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 596 4.8 146,890 4.6 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 338 2.7 61,560 1.9 265,249 2.2
Secondary Education 328 2.7 52,660 1.7 205,360 1.7
Computer System Design and Related Services 285 2.3 67,561 2.1 221,712 1.8
Higher Education 284 2.3 47,731 1.5 158,526 1.3

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $984 N/A $803 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,843 N/A $2,136 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,464 N/A $1,759 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,380 43.7 1,578,210 49.9 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 324 2.6 110,123 3.5 466,904 3.9
Train 167 1.4 51,921 1.6 170,326 1.4
Walked only 96 0.8 72,373 2.3 306,045 2.5
Truck 64 0.5 16,403 0.5 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 1,551 12.6 353,067 11.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 4,428 35.9 814,082 25.7 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 319 2.6 138,867 4.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 5,797 47.1 1,723,018 54.5 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 15,261 80.3 3,583,114 67.2 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 6,271 33.0 1,402,952 26.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 3,043 16.0 689,210 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,279 17.3 712,003 13.3 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 4,143 21.8 1,064,059 19.9 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 6,265 32.9 1,445,125 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 3,120 16.4 629,720 11.8 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,738 9.1 444,213 8.3 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,979 8.4 518,633 8.0 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 2,020 8.6 543,047 8.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 727 3.1 179,326 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 105 0.4 45,946 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 719 3.1 303,371 4.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 786 3.4 243,130 3.7 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 155 0.7 57,437 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 277 1.2 97,270 1.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,976 8.4 571,150 8.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 167 0.7 59,844 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,945 8.3 519,110 8.0 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 14,417 61.5 3,969,506 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,374 5.9 492,709 7.6 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 15,486 66.1 4,228,219 65.0 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 4,848 20.7 1,224,496 18.8 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,311 5.6 371,819 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 428 1.8 186,237 2.9 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,374 5.9 492,709 7.6 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Currently serving 20 0.1 10,839 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 422 2.2 94,393 1.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 18,043 94.9 4,936,372 92.5 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 522 2.7 292,432 5.5 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,324 34.2 645,543 37.6 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 3,621 53.3 782,321 45.5 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 806 11.9 262,040 15.2 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 48 0.7 28,875 1.7 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.4 N/A 19.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 80.8 N/A 80.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,318 22.2 323,693 22.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 302 5.1 70,928 5.0 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,640 27.6 322,757 22.6 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 737 12.4 189,173 13.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 383 6.4 90,569 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,038 17.5 283,160 19.8 1,163,744 21.0
Other 392 6.6 97,725 6.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 132 2.2 49,854 3.5 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 8,037 95.9 2,390,232 88.9 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 349 4.2 298,029 11.1 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 7,102 88.4 1,755,423 73.4 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 380 4.7 332,251 13.9 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 544 6.8 289,120 12.1 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 4 0.0 10,455 0.4 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 6 0.1 7,798 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 109 1.4 122,594 5.1 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 717 8.9 456,624 19.1 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 3,296 41.0 992,656 41.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 3,867 48.1 778,065 32.6 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 41 0.5 32,490 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.8 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 156 1.9 179,348 7.5 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,045 25.4 856,243 35.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 3,742 46.5 880,945 36.9 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 2,054 25.6 440,086 18.4 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 42 0.5 33,611 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 6,665 83.0 1,676,129 70.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,300 16.2 619,542 25.9 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 69 0.9 94,559 4.0 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,404 42.4 768,730 32.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 3,636 45.2 862,658 36.1 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 856 10.7 681,419 28.5 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 86 1.1 41,752 1.7 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 60 0.7 35,676 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 10.0 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 41.1 N/A 24.2 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 446 N/A 370 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 535 62.5 413,492 60.7 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 261 30.5 210,437 30.9 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 63 7.4 57,493 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,297 N/A 1,859 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 2,862 78.7 637,758 73.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 410 11.3 133,287 15.5 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 361 9.9 91,606 10.6 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 65 48.1 32,862 50.1 403,709 49.7
Female 70 51.9 32,782 49.9 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 29 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 0.9 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,687 N/A 1,565 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Eltham % Eltham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 421 N/A 330 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,600 N/A 1,600 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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