Melbourne

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20867
People 28,371
Male 14,312
Female 14,059
Median age 28
Families 5,660
Average children per family 1.3
All private dwellings 18,030
Average people per household 1.8
Median weekly household income $1,230
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $416
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.6

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Total 28,371 -- 5,354,042 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 14,312 50.4 2,632,619 49.2 10,634,013 49.4
Female 14,059 49.6 2,721,423 50.8 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 50 0.2 37,990 0.7 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 28,371 people in Melbourne of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

Age
People
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 629 2.2 344,733 6.4 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 251 0.9 326,121 6.1 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 254 0.9 327,939 6.1 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 1,854 6.5 345,339 6.5 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 7,123 25.1 375,108 7.0 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 6,192 21.8 388,669 7.3 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 3,633 12.8 372,214 7.0 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 1,813 6.4 383,415 7.2 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 1,233 4.3 391,197 7.3 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 1,093 3.9 372,367 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 970 3.4 354,110 6.6 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 919 3.2 317,438 5.9 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 884 3.1 293,812 5.5 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 557 2.0 224,911 4.2 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 329 1.2 177,316 3.3 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 237 0.8 140,338 2.6 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 178 0.6 114,020 2.1 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 221 0.8 104,995 2.0 402,681 1.9
Median age 28 -- 37 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Melbourne was 28 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.4% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 7,119 26.1 2,136,928 49.1 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 414 1.5 125,441 2.9 529,280 3.0
Divorced 1,365 5.0 339,497 7.8 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 423 1.6 242,620 5.6 949,634 5.5
Never married 17,912 65.8 1,510,759 34.7 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Melbourne aged 15 years and over, 26.1% were married and 6.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 38 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 48 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 52 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 77 -- 78 -- 78 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Melbourne was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,168 23.1 1,948,522 49.4 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 3,308 14.8 341,315 8.7 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 13,909 62.1 1,653,820 41.9 6,413,399 41.3

In Melbourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 23.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 37 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 28 -- 35 -- 35 --
Not married 25 -- 32 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Melbourne was 37 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 28 years.

Education Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 91 0.7 89,819 5.6 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 155 1.2 271,996 16.8 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 27 0.2 93,173 5.8 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 70 0.6 45,848 2.8 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 165 1.3 193,776 12.0 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 48 0.4 82,226 5.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 231 1.9 69,464 4.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,011 8.1 117,953 7.3 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 6,541 52.6 246,550 15.2 932,524 14.3
Other 556 4.5 50,269 3.1 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 3,537 28.5 356,483 22.0 1,511,694 23.2
Total 12,432 -- 1,617,557 -- 6,503,580 --

In Melbourne 43.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 2.0% were in primary school, 3.6% in secondary school and 60.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Chinese 8,301 24.7 254,596 3.7 866,208 3.1
English 4,523 13.5 1,614,911 23.5 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 2,850 8.5 1,606,233 23.3 7,098,486 25.4
Indian 1,768 5.3 132,370 1.9 390,894 1.4
Irish 1,715 5.1 522,025 7.6 2,087,758 7.5

The most common ancestries in Melbourne were Chinese 24.7%, English 13.5%, Australian 8.5%, Indian 5.3% and Irish 5.1%.

Country of birth Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 7,953 28.0 3,670,933 68.6 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,234 11.4 93,899 1.8 318,969 1.5
Malaysia 2,207 7.8 39,790 0.7 116,196 0.5
India 1,614 5.7 111,786 2.1 295,362 1.4
Indonesia 1,468 5.2 15,404 0.3 63,159 0.3
England 728 2.6 172,070 3.2 911,593 4.2

In Melbourne, 28.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11.4%, Malaysia 7.8%, India 5.7%, Indonesia 5.2% and England 2.6%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 18,265 73.7 1,911,658 38.1 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 913 3.7 343,515 6.9 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 787 3.2 230,297 4.6 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 4,818 19.4 2,528,189 50.4 10,757,087 53.7

In Melbourne, 19.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 73.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion 8,999 31.7 1,283,881 24.0 4,796,787 22.3
Catholic 4,312 15.2 1,428,758 26.7 5,439,268 25.3
Buddhism 2,958 10.4 168,638 3.1 528,978 2.5
Anglican 1,555 5.5 656,706 12.3 3,679,907 17.1
Hinduism 1,503 5.3 83,139 1.6 275,535 1.3

The most common responses for religion in Melbourne were No Religion 31.7%, Catholic 15.2%, Buddhism 10.4%, Anglican 5.5% and Hinduism 5.3%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 4,216 14.9 103,743 1.9 336,410 1.6
Cantonese 1,727 6.1 72,903 1.4 263,673 1.2
Indonesian 1,321 4.7 13,878 0.3 55,870 0.3
Korean 678 2.4 10,325 0.2 79,787 0.4
Hindi 598 2.1 32,705 0.6 111,351 0.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 11,360 40.0 3,874,861 72.4 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 7,289 55.1 500,123 25.7 1,579,949 20.4

In Melbourne 40.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 14.9%, Cantonese 6.1%, Indonesian 4.7%, Korean 2.4% and Hindi 2.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 10,450 64.5 1,583,266 59.2 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 3,643 22.5 791,836 29.6 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 678 4.2 155,530 5.8 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 1,442 8.9 144,844 5.4 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 16,213 -- 2,675,476 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 16,213 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Melbourne. Of these 64.5% were employed full time, 22.5% were employed part-time and 8.9% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,374 9.3 289,746 11.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 1,254 8.5 245,456 9.7 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 1,018 6.9 256,634 10.1 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 2,341 15.9 445,919 17.6 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 8,103 54.9 1,137,351 44.9 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Melbourne, 9.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.9% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 31 -- 40 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 27 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Melbourne was 31 years and for people who were employed part-time was 27 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 5,947 40.3 564,781 22.3 2,145,442 21.3
Managers 2,291 15.5 332,929 13.2 1,293,970 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,879 12.7 364,498 14.4 1,483,558 14.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,456 9.9 234,381 9.3 971,897 9.7
Sales Workers 1,149 7.8 245,334 9.7 942,140 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,048 7.1 350,758 13.9 1,425,146 14.2
Labourers 500 3.4 227,185 9.0 947,608 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 112 0.8 154,543 6.1 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Melbourne included Professionals 40.3%, Managers 15.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Sales Workers 7.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.1%, Labourers 3.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 0.8%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 1,442 9.8 106,394 4.2 412,804 4.1
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,064 7.2 41,458 1.6 139,409 1.4
Legal and Accounting Services 686 4.6 55,650 2.2 209,182 2.1
Depository Financial Intermediation 651 4.4 44,242 1.7 148,232 1.5
Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 562 3.8 41,397 1.6 178,212 1.8

Of the employed people in Melbourne, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 9.8%, Computer System Design and Related Services 7.2%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.6%, Depository Financial Intermediation 4.4% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.8%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 698 -- 561 -- 577 --
Family 1,788 -- 1,460 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,230 -- 1,216 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Melbourne was $698.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Walked only 5,159 34.9 83,524 3.3 377,043 3.7
Tram 2,874 19.5 42,694 1.7 46,500 0.5
Car, as driver 2,617 17.7 1,554,490 61.4 6,059,972 60.2
Train 728 4.9 120,234 4.8 388,012 3.9
Car, as passenger 256 1.7 116,098 4.6 537,638 5.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 4,399 29.8 281,130 11.1 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,884 19.5 1,675,663 66.2 6,620,840 65.8

In Melbourne, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 34.9%, Tram 19.5%, Car, as driver 17.7%, Train 4.9% and Car, as passenger 1.7%. On the day, 29.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 19.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 15,813 58.1 3,017,919 69.3 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,208 8.1 1,187,433 27.3 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,249 4.6 490,097 11.3 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,034 14.8 772,444 17.7 3,090,874 17.8

In Melbourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 8.1% provided care for children and 4.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 8,125 29.8 1,007,118 23.1 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 5,767 21.2 1,085,136 24.9 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 1,294 4.8 501,575 11.5 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 626 2.3 424,094 9.7 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Melbourne, 21.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,523 62.3 518,535 36.7 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 861 15.2 651,071 46.0 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 457 8.1 218,930 15.5 901,637 15.9
Other family 818 14.5 26,027 1.8 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Melbourne, 15.2% were couple families with children, 62.3% were couple families without children and 8.1% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.4 -- 17.2 -- 17.6
Female -- 80.6 -- 82.8 -- 82.4

In Melbourne 19.4% of single parents were male and 80.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Families without children 2,474 -- 2,046 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 3,044 -- 2,242 -- 2,310 --

In Melbourne, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,044 and those without children was $2,474.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,472 33.6 245,136 21.0 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 195 4.4 44,125 3.8 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 575 13.1 262,686 22.5 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 853 19.4 191,291 16.4 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 236 5.4 64,087 5.5 251,191 5.4
Both not working 519 11.8 222,472 19.0 899,598 19.2
Other 200 4.6 71,967 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 337 7.7 67,841 5.8 314,529 6.7

In Melbourne, of couple families with children, 33.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 13.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 13,229 85.1 1,944,690 88.7 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,322 14.9 246,742 11.3 934,470 10.7

In Melbourne, 85.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.9% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 14 0.1 1,495,970 76.9 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 52 0.4 185,737 9.6 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 13,147 99.4 250,493 12.9 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 9 0.1 11,692 0.6 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Melbourne, 0.1% were separate houses, 0.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 99.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 905 6.8 8,768 0.5 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 4,463 33.7 89,807 4.6 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 5,977 45.2 370,995 19.1 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,530 11.6 917,911 47.2 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 151 1.1 521,664 26.8 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 203 1.5 35,543 1.8 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 1.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Melbourne, of occupied private dwellings 33.7% had 1 bedroom, 45.2% had 2 bedrooms and 11.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.7. The average household size was 1.8 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,097 15.9 665,416 34.2 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 2,481 18.8 697,533 35.9 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 8,348 63.1 515,586 26.5 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 59 0.4 14,619 0.8 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 242 1.8 51,535 2.7 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Melbourne, 15.9% were owned outright, 18.8% were owned with a mortgage and 63.1% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 5,638 42.6 1,385,188 71.2 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 5,388 40.7 476,869 24.5 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 2,200 16.6 82,630 4.2 321,007 4.1

In Melbourne, of all households, 42.6% were family households, 40.7% were single person households and 16.6% were group households.

Household income Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 29.4 -- 23.8 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.1 -- 10.4 -- 11.2

In Melbourne, 29.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 416 -- 277 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 66.2 -- 90.9 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 33.8 -- 9.1 -- 10.4

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,700 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.8 -- 89.9 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 7.2 -- 10.1 -- 9.9

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 7,338 55.5 164,030 8.4 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 4,373 33.1 673,937 34.7 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 1,058 8.0 720,287 37.0 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 174 1.3 327,268 16.8 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 284 2.1 59,167 3.0 234,292 3.0

In Melbourne, 33.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 8.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 50 -- 37,990 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 35 70.0 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 15 30.0 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 28 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Melbourne, there were 50 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 35 (or 70.0%) were male and 15 (or 30.0%) were female. The median age was 28 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.8 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 1,531 -- 962 -- 991 --

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Melbourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.8, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,531.

Mortgage and rent Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 401 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 5,600 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Melbourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $401 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $5,600.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.