5109309

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code 5109309
People 305
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 33
Families 78
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.5
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 189
Average people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $1,333
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 149 50.0 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 149 50.0 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 4 1.4 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 305 people in 5109309. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

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Age 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 33 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 25 8.2 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 11 3.6 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 0 0.0 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 8 2.6 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 29 9.5 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 45 14.8 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 56 18.4 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 39 12.8 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 17 5.6 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 17 5.6 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 8 2.6 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 12 3.9 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 21 6.9 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 11 3.6 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3 1.0 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3 1.0 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in 5109309 was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 98 37.7 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 11 4.2 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 32 12.3 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3 1.2 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 116 44.6 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in 5109309 aged 15 years and over, 37.7% were married and 16.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 92 38.0 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 29 12.0 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 121 50.0 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In 5109309, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 4 6.0 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 3 4.5 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 4.5 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 7 10.4 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 6 9.0 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 17 25.4 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 5 7.5 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 22 32.8 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In 5109309 24.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 13.9% were in primary school, 12.5% in secondary school and 31.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 82 31.9 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 33 12.8 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 4 1.6 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 30 11.7 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 43 16.7 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 8 3.1 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 16 6.2 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 12 4.7 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 23 8.9 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in 5109309, 16.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 74 20.2 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Indian 51 13.9 68,796 2.1 619,164 2.0
Australian 49 13.4 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 26 7.1 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 24 6.5 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in 5109309 were English 20.2%, Indian 13.9%, Australian 13.4%, Irish 7.1% and Scottish 6.5%.

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 5109309 (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 138 46.2 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 46 15.4 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
Vietnam 14 4.7 15,845 0.6 219,355 0.9
England 13 4.3 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
Kenya 8 2.7 5,421 0.2 17,652 0.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7 2.3 27,081 1.1 509,555 2.2

In 5109309, 46.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 15.4%, Vietnam 4.7%, England 4.3%, Kenya 2.7% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 197 63.3 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 14 4.5 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 15 4.8 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 63 20.3 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In 5109309, 20.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 63.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 79 27.3 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
India 56 19.4 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6
England 16 5.5 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
Vietnam 15 5.2 22,925 0.9 320,208 1.4
New Zealand 14 4.8 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6

In 5109309, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 27.3%, India 19.4%, England 5.5%, Vietnam 5.2% and New Zealand 4.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 76 26.4 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
India 60 20.8 68,962 2.8 605,777 2.6
England 21 7.3 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
Vietnam 14 4.9 23,942 1.0 335,060 1.4
New Zealand 10 3.5 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6

In 5109309, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 26.4%, India 20.8%, England 7.3%, Vietnam 4.9% and New Zealand 3.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 95 32.3 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 51 17.3 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Hinduism 41 13.9 38,739 1.6 440,300 1.9
Not stated 27 9.2 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 18 6.1 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in 5109309 were No Religion, so described 32.3%, Catholic 17.3%, Hinduism 13.9%, Not stated 9.2% and Anglican 6.1%. In 5109309, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (35.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Gujarati 26 9.1 7,435 0.3 52,888 0.2
Vietnamese 13 4.5 20,247 0.8 277,400 1.2
Cantonese 8 2.8 19,339 0.8 280,943 1.2
Arabic 7 2.4 14,132 0.6 321,728 1.4
Mandarin 7 2.4 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 152 53.0 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 53 35.1 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In 5109309 53.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Gujarati 9.1%, Vietnamese 4.5%, Cantonese 2.8%, Arabic 2.4% and Mandarin 2.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 111 54.1 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 60 29.3 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 13 6.3 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 21 10.2 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 205 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 5109309. Of these 54.1% were employed full time, 29.3% were employed part-time and 10.2% 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
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 17 9.1 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 23 12.3 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 17 9.1 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 42 22.5 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 76 40.6 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in 5109309, 9.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 49 27.8 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 24 13.6 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 23 13.1 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 20 11.4 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 18 10.2 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 17 9.7 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 14 8.0 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 11 6.2 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in 5109309 included Professionals 27.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Labourers 13.1%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Managers 8.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 8 7.3 3,612 0.3 32,783 0.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7 6.4 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4
Cafes and Restaurants 7 6.4 26,557 2.3 253,385 2.4
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 5 4.5 14,639 1.3 131,908 1.2
Aged Care Residential Services 5 4.5 21,177 1.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in 5109309, the most common responses for industry of employment included Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 7.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 6.4%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.5% and Aged Care Residential Services 4.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 818 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,731 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,333 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 5109309 was $818.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 113 63.8 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Train, bus 14 7.9 14,225 1.2 104,122 1.0
Bus 7 4.0 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 7 4.0 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Train 5 2.8 25,863 2.2 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 33 17.6 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 119 65.4 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In 5109309, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.8%, Train, bus 7.9%, Bus 4.0%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Train 2.8%. On the day, 17.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 185 71.2 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 65 24.0 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 27 10.3 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 46 17.6 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In 5109309, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.0% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.6% 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
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 64 24.0 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 94 35.2 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 21 7.9 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 13 4.9 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in 5109309, 35.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 36 50.0 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 23 31.9 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 10 13.9 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 4.2 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in 5109309, 31.9% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 13.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In 5109309, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% 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
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 19 27.5 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 5 7.2 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 20 29.0 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 13 18.8 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 4.3 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3 4.3 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 6 8.7 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 0 0.0 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In 5109309, of couple families with children, 27.5% had both partners employed full-time, 7.2% had both employed part-time and 29.0% 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 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 145 81.5 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 33 18.5 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In 5109309, 81.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 15 10.3 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 109 75.2 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 21 14.5 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in 5109309, 10.3% were separate houses, 75.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 22 15.8 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 71 51.1 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 36 25.9 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 4 2.9 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 6 4.3 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In 5109309, of occupied private dwellings 15.8% had 1 bedroom, 51.1% had 2 bedrooms and 25.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 20 13.7 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 38 26.0 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 82 56.2 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 6 4.1 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in 5109309, 13.7% were owned outright, 26.0% were owned with a mortgage and 56.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 72 52.2 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 62 44.9 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4 2.9 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In 5109309, of all households, 52.2% were family households, 44.9% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

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Household income 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 25.7 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.6 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In 5109309, 25.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.6% 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 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 76.3 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 23.7 -- 9.7 -- 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 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.9 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.1 -- 8.6 -- 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 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 16 10.7 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 78 52.0 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 38 25.3 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 8 5.3 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 10 6.7 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In 5109309, 52.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection 5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 17 11.4 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 127 85.2 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 5 3.4 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In 5109309, 85.2% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 6 100.0 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 31 -- 23 -- 23 --

In 5109309, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 31 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In 5109309, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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
5109309 % 5109309 Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In 5109309, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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.