Geelong

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code 2007
People 247,459
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 39
Families 64,269
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 111,529
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,288
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,560
Median weekly rent $290
Average 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.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 120,081 48.5 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 127,382 51.5 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,477 1.0 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 247,459 people in Geelong. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

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Age Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 15,507 6.3 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 15,604 6.3 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 14,794 6.0 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 15,347 6.2 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 16,188 6.5 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 15,555 6.3 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 15,846 6.4 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 15,138 6.1 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 16,580 6.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 16,187 6.5 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 15,845 6.4 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 15,565 6.3 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 14,677 5.9 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 13,896 5.6 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 10,449 4.2 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 7,864 3.2 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 5,845 2.4 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 6,564 2.7 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Geelong was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 96,710 48.0 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 6,624 3.3 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 17,534 8.7 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 12,378 6.1 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 68,303 33.9 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Geelong aged 15 years and over, 48.0% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 84,656 47.9 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 18,162 10.3 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 73,747 41.8 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Geelong, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 4,097 5.5 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 13,252 17.8 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4,592 6.2 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 2,201 2.9 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 7,570 10.1 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 4,452 6.0 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3,908 5.2 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4,267 5.7 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 11,251 15.1 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 2,056 2.8 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 17,011 22.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Geelong 30.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.9% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 20.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 39,916 19.8 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 19,694 9.8 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 7,659 3.8 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 28,465 14.1 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 27,352 13.6 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 14,578 7.2 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 17,927 8.9 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 159 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 17 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 19,236 9.5 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 1,032 0.5 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 20,946 10.4 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Geelong, 13.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 95,816 28.2 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 88,893 26.2 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 33,167 9.8 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 28,635 8.4 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 11,150 3.3 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Geelong were English 28.2%, Australian 26.2%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 8.4% and German 3.3%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Geelong (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 192,016 77.6 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 8,463 3.4 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 2,414 1.0 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 2,352 1.0 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Italy 1,642 0.7 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,542 0.6 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2

In Geelong, 77.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.0%, India 1.0%, Italy 0.7% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 52,631 21.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 16,728 6.8 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 11,648 4.7 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 149,276 60.3 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Geelong, 60.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 161,705 65.3 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 14,178 5.7 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 4,540 1.8 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
Netherlands 3,571 1.4 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
Scotland 3,434 1.4 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Geelong, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.3%, England 5.7%, Italy 1.8%, Netherlands 1.4% and Scotland 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 167,191 67.6 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 13,251 5.4 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 3,746 1.5 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Netherlands 3,187 1.3 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
New Zealand 3,102 1.3 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6

In Geelong, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.6%, England 5.4%, Italy 1.5%, Netherlands 1.3% and New Zealand 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 85,158 34.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 62,330 25.2 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 26,598 10.7 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 23,102 9.3 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 12,766 5.2 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Geelong were No Religion, so described 34.4%, Catholic 25.2%, Anglican 10.7%, Not stated 9.3% and Uniting Church 5.2%. In Geelong, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 2,422 1.0 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Croatian 2,104 0.9 20,504 0.3 56,885 0.2
Mandarin 1,806 0.7 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Macedonian 1,060 0.4 29,487 0.5 66,019 0.3
German 934 0.4 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 207,214 83.7 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 12,032 12.5 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Geelong 83.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.0%, Croatian 0.9%, Mandarin 0.7%, Macedonian 0.4% and German 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 63,374 53.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 41,503 35.0 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 6,359 5.4 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 7,256 6.1 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 118,492 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Geelong. Of these 53.5% were employed full time, 35.0% were employed part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 15,566 14.0 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 12,579 11.3 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 13,355 12.0 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 19,304 17.4 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 44,071 39.6 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Geelong, 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 23,962 21.5 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 16,507 14.8 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 14,213 12.8 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 13,517 12.2 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 12,338 11.1 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 11,537 10.4 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 11,048 9.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 6,315 5.7 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Geelong included Professionals 21.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Managers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Labourers 9.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5,913 5.3 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2,974 2.7 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Cafes and Restaurants 2,801 2.5 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Primary Education 2,621 2.4 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Takeaway Food Services 2,571 2.3 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Geelong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%, Primary Education 2.4% and Takeaway Food Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 617 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,629 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,288 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Geelong was $617.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 76,098 68.4 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 5,147 4.6 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 4,632 4.2 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 2,845 2.6 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Train 2,320 2.1 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 5,917 5.3 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 83,531 75.1 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Geelong, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.4%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Worked at home 4.2%, Walked only 2.6% and Train 2.1%. On the day, 5.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 143,281 71.1 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 59,376 29.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 24,987 12.4 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 42,471 21.1 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Geelong, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.5% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 45,501 22.6 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 53,572 26.6 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 25,084 12.4 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 19,122 9.5 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Geelong, 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 24,812 38.6 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 27,779 43.2 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 10,773 16.8 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 898 1.4 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Geelong, 43.2% were couple families with children, 38.6% were couple families without children and 16.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Geelong, 16.8% of single parents were male and 83.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 9,263 17.6 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 2,314 4.4 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 13,453 25.6 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 7,116 13.5 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3,314 6.3 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 11,424 21.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 2,867 5.5 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 2,842 5.4 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Geelong, of couple families with children, 17.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 25.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 91,338 85.7 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 15,243 14.3 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Geelong, 85.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 78,120 85.5 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 9,935 10.9 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,425 2.7 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 579 0.6 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Geelong, 85.5% were separate houses, 10.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.7% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 201 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3,237 3.5 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 14,756 16.2 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 45,411 49.7 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 25,690 28.1 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 2,037 2.2 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Geelong, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 16.2% had 2 bedrooms and 49.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 31,501 34.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 31,761 34.8 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 24,938 27.3 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 745 0.8 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 2,386 2.6 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Geelong, 34.5% were owned outright, 34.8% were owned with a mortgage and 27.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 63,336 69.3 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 24,721 27.1 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3,276 3.6 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Geelong, of all households, 69.3% were family households, 27.1% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

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Household income Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.4 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.8 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Geelong, 22.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 290 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.7 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.3 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,560 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.0 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.0 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 5,479 6.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 31,424 34.4 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 35,661 39.0 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 15,561 17.0 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3,204 3.5 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Geelong, 34.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 14,291 15.6 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 74,712 81.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 2,324 2.5 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Geelong, 81.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 1,212 48.9 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 1,267 51.1 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Geelong, 48.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.1% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

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

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,169 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Geelong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,169.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 270 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,569 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Geelong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,569.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.