Carnarvon

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 511021276
People 4,879
Male 52.2%
Female 47.8%
Median age 41
Families 1,098
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,944
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,416
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent (b) $215
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 2,545 52.2 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,334 47.8 1,337,171 50.3 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 843 17.3 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 3,183 65.2 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 854 17.5 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 41 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 334 6.8 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 286 5.9 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 304 6.2 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 233 4.8 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 274 5.6 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 327 6.7 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 316 6.5 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 292 6.0 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 271 5.6 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 340 7.0 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 387 7.9 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 350 7.2 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 340 7.0 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 297 6.1 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 219 4.5 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 153 3.1 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 90 1.8 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 65 1.3 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

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

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,548 39.1 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 175 4.4 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 358 9.0 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 190 4.8 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,678 42.4 777,668 36.1 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,169 38.7 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 500 16.6 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,352 44.8 766,278 40.4 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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 84 5.1 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 121 7.3 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 150 9.1 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 53 3.2 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 329 19.9 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 98 5.9 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 93 5.6 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 8 0.5 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 203 12.3 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 64 3.9 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 41 2.5 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 107 6.5 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 16 1.0 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 906 54.8 167,197 20.7 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)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 404 10.2 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 209 5.3 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 98 2.5 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 556 14.0 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 491 12.4 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 252 6.4 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 594 15.0 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 3 0.1 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 365 9.2 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 74 1.9 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 47 1.2 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 868 21.9 187,134 8.7 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 1,524 31.2 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
English 1,221 25.0 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian Aboriginal 778 15.9 81,117 3.0 741,307 2.9
Irish 300 6.1 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 288 5.9 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6

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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 3,119 63.9 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 127 2.6 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
Vietnam 118 2.4 18,080 0.7 257,997 1.0
New Zealand 77 1.6 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
Malaysia 51 1.0 32,282 1.2 165,616 0.7
Portugal 48 1.0 2,586 0.1 17,050 0.1

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

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,168 23.9 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 249 5.1 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 222 4.6 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 2,332 47.8 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 907 18.6 172,800 6.5 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,570 52.7 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 242 5.0 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
Vietnam 170 3.5 26,545 1.0 381,390 1.5
New Zealand 91 1.9 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
Portugal 88 1.8 5,603 0.2 32,913 0.1

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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,596 53.2 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 239 4.9 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
Vietnam 183 3.8 27,977 1.1 399,037 1.6
New Zealand 92 1.9 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
Portugal 91 1.9 5,044 0.2 29,631 0.1

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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,724 35.3 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 1,097 22.5 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 925 19.0 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 391 8.0 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Christian, nfd 124 2.5 89,919 3.4 688,440 2.7

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 Carnarvon, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (50.4%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 165 3.4 22,763 0.9 320,758 1.3
Portuguese 58 1.2 8,219 0.3 67,327 0.3
Croatian 46 0.9 5,128 0.2 54,115 0.2
Malay 35 0.7 6,131 0.2 21,324 0.1
Mandarin 32 0.7 51,751 1.9 685,274 2.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 3,362 68.9 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 296 17.8 204,514 21.2 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,162 54.6 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,083 27.4 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 715 18.1 136,153 6.3 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,351 62.5 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 531 24.6 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 169 7.8 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 115 5.3 70,001 5.1 646,442 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 101 4.9 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 210 10.2 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 184 9.0 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 136 6.6 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 415 20.2 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 400 19.5 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 533 26.0 295,596 22.6 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 396 19.3 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 288 14.0 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Professionals 261 12.7 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 252 12.3 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 243 11.9 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 229 11.2 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 174 8.5 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 167 8.1 100,392 7.7 755,863 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 134 6.5 1,602 0.1 16,273 0.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 133 6.5 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 84 4.1 2,724 0.2 3,427 0.0
Local Government Administration 74 3.6 17,696 1.4 156,402 1.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 70 3.4 31,523 2.4 299,810 2.5

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $782 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,898 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,416 N/A $1,815 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,157 56.4 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 170 8.3 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 139 6.8 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Bus 65 3.2 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Bicycle 44 2.1 8,746 0.7 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 172 8.4 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 198 9.7 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 73 3.6 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,313 64.0 898,942 68.8 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,269 57.3 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 855 21.6 614,554 28.5 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) 377 9.5 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 668 16.9 343,566 15.9 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 632 16.0 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 978 24.7 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 384 9.7 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 277 7.0 187,413 8.7 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 319 6.5 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 294 6.0 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 102 2.1 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 28 0.6 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 261 5.3 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 199 4.1 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 61 1.3 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 101 2.1 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 237 4.9 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 35 0.7 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 267 5.5 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,624 53.8 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,034 21.2 235,428 8.9 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,762 56.6 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 727 14.9 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 225 4.6 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 133 2.7 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,034 21.2 235,428 8.9 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 10 0.3 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 93 2.3 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,149 79.6 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 704 17.8 143,513 6.7 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 479 43.6 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 387 35.2 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 211 19.2 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 17 1.5 10,930 1.6 108,941 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 26.1 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 75.4 N/A 79.9 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 246 28.3 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 36 4.1 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 142 16.3 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 107 12.3 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 42 4.8 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 147 16.9 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 63 7.2 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 70 8.0 48,325 8.2 253,286 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) 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,662 80.1 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 418 20.1 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,303 78.4 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 212 12.8 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 46 2.8 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 87 5.2 5,858 0.6 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) 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 22 1.3 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 149 9.0 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 274 16.5 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 764 46.1 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 412 24.8 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 37 2.2 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.3 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) 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 150 9.0 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 596 35.8 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 579 34.8 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 304 18.3 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 35 2.1 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 1,065 64.2 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 538 32.4 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 55 3.3 32,591 3.4 361,822 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) 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 505 30.4 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 370 22.3 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 697 41.9 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 52 3.1 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 35 2.1 13,303 1.4 136,538 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) 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 21.8 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 17.5 N/A 25.6 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 215 N/A 340 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) 461 66.1 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 148 21.2 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 99 14.2 31,280 11.9 259,992 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 N/A 1,842 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) 249 67.3 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 41 11.1 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 77 20.8 57,539 14.9 374,734 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)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 387 45.9 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 456 54.1 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 30 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 933 N/A 1,480 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 		Carnarvon % Carnarvon Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 180 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 N/A 1,733 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)
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