Very Remote Australia (WA)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Remoteness Areas
Area code RA54
People 60,672
Male 55.8%
Female 44.2%
Median age 35
Families 11,089
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 33,514
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,709
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,502
Median weekly rent (b) $120
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 33,874 55.8 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 26,800 44.2 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 17,659 29.1 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 32,152 53.0 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 10,860 17.9 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 35 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 4,129 6.8 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 4,230 7.0 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 3,531 5.8 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 2,991 4.9 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 3,963 6.5 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 5,418 8.9 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 5,925 9.8 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 5,282 8.7 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 4,439 7.3 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 4,170 6.9 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 4,313 7.1 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 3,832 6.3 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 3,330 5.5 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 2,164 3.6 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 1,411 2.3 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 855 1.4 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 434 0.7 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 258 0.4 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 17,892 36.7 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 1,979 4.1 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 3,855 7.9 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 1,347 2.8 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 23,702 48.6 777,668 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 10,468 35.0 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 5,984 20.0 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 13,423 44.9 766,278 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 887 4.1 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 3,783 17.4 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 649 3.0 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 338 1.6 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 4,766 22.0 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 1,838 8.5 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 245 1.1 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 282 1.3 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 2,367 10.9 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 763 3.5 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 673 3.1 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,441 6.6 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 253 1.2 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 11,957 55.1 167,197 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 5,271 10.8 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,637 5.4 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 1,533 3.1 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 7,186 14.7 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 6,131 12.6 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 3,161 6.5 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 6,523 13.4 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 36 0.1 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 8 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,433 7.0 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 752 1.5 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 428 0.9 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 11,668 23.9 187,134 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 16,681 27.5 81,117 3.0 741,307 2.9
English 14,389 23.7 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 14,241 23.5 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 3,686 6.1 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 3,512 5.8 232,541 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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 40,056 66.0 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 2,026 3.3 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
England 1,536 2.5 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
Philippines 643 1.1 37,524 1.4 293,892 1.2
South Africa 411 0.7 44,889 1.7 189,207 0.7
India 270 0.4 61,088 2.3 673,352 2.6

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

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 10,969 18.1 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 2,554 4.2 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 2,367 3.9 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 32,782 54.0 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 11,994 19.8 172,800 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 35,354 58.3 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 2,861 4.7 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 2,406 4.0 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
Philippines 694 1.1 42,204 1.6 350,264 1.4
Scotland 509 0.8 50,313 1.9 272,233 1.1

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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 35,551 58.6 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 2,803 4.6 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 2,374 3.9 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
Philippines 806 1.3 48,920 1.8 417,285 1.6
South Africa 493 0.8 54,397 2.0 231,248 0.9

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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 22,938 37.8 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Not stated 13,966 23.0 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Catholic 9,613 15.8 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 3,440 5.7 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Christian, nfd 2,478 4.1 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 Very Remote Australia (WA), Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (49.5%) (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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Kriol 1,922 3.2 2,048 0.1 7,478 0.0
Ngaanyatjarra 987 1.6 1,003 0.0 1,051 0.0
Martu Wangka 723 1.2 799 0.0 814 0.0
Jaru 505 0.8 529 0.0 557 0.0
Kukatja 418 0.7 446 0.0 457 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 36,859 60.8 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 3,530 23.1 204,514 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 26,615 54.6 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 12,107 24.8 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 10,059 20.6 136,153 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)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 18,006 67.7 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 4,892 18.4 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 2,381 8.9 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 1,332 5.0 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 1,652 6.5 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 2,029 8.0 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,655 6.5 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 1,211 4.8 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 3,203 12.7 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 3,663 14.5 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 11,134 44.0 295,596 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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 4,684 18.5 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4,114 16.3 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Professionals 3,489 13.8 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 3,258 12.9 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 3,087 12.2 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,724 10.8 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,238 8.8 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 1,051 4.2 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2

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

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Iron Ore Mining 3,818 15.1 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4
Gold Ore Mining 989 3.9 16,960 1.3 25,827 0.2
Local Government Administration 936 3.7 17,696 1.4 156,402 1.3
Accommodation 891 3.5 11,612 0.9 107,476 0.9
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 699 2.8 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $996 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,880 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,709 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 10,929 43.2 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 3,411 13.5 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Bus 2,390 9.5 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Car, as passenger 1,704 6.7 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Bicycle 360 1.4 8,746 0.7 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 2,312 9.1 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 1,277 5.0 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) 2,698 10.7 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 13,096 51.8 898,942 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 26,679 54.7 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 12,522 25.7 614,554 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) 3,743 7.7 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 6,958 14.3 343,566 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 8,920 18.3 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 10,451 21.4 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 4,160 8.5 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 3,157 6.5 187,413 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 2,288 3.8 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 3,049 5.0 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 813 1.3 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 183 0.3 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 2,660 4.4 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,593 2.6 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 499 0.8 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 641 1.1 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 2,547 4.2 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 259 0.4 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 2,534 4.2 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 35,494 58.5 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 13,466 22.2 235,428 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 36,959 60.9 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 7,414 12.2 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,926 3.2 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 909 1.5 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 13,466 22.2 235,428 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 104 0.2 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 1,066 2.2 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 37,305 76.5 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 10,301 21.1 143,513 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 4,094 36.9 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 4,465 40.3 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 2,226 20.1 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 312 2.8 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 23.0 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 77.2 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 2,281 26.7 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 294 3.4 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,350 15.8 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 977 11.4 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 345 4.0 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,770 20.7 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 703 8.2 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 842 9.8 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) 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 15,302 71.6 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 6,071 28.4 118,109 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) 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 12,482 81.6 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 959 6.3 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 372 2.4 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 1,054 6.9 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) 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 247 1.6 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 1,199 7.8 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 2,451 16.0 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 7,154 46.8 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 3,659 23.9 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 592 3.9 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 2.7 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) 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 2,308 15.1 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 5,307 34.7 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 4,398 28.7 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 2,653 17.3 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 643 4.2 13,179 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) 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 10,330 67.5 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 4,489 29.3 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 481 3.1 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) 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,754 18.0 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,743 11.4 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 8,714 56.9 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 1,473 9.6 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 623 4.1 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) 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.5 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 23.0 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 120 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) 6,124 70.3 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 866 9.9 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 1,719 19.7 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,502 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) 1,146 65.7 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 214 12.3 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 379 21.7 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 8,761 49.6 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 8,898 50.4 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 27 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 995 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 		Very Remote Australia (WA) % Very Remote Australia (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 98 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.