Darebin (C)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA21890
People 146,719
Male 48.3%
Female 51.7%
Median age 36
Families 35,748
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 63,496
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,423
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $339
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 70,903 48.3 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 75,816 51.7 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,162 0.8 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 146,719 people in Darebin (C). Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

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Age Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 8,836 6.0 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 7,881 5.4 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 6,723 4.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 6,937 4.7 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 11,345 7.7 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 14,201 9.7 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 14,265 9.7 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 11,928 8.1 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 11,002 7.5 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 10,501 7.2 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 8,612 5.9 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 7,592 5.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 6,001 4.1 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 5,175 3.5 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 4,236 2.9 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4,184 2.9 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3,566 2.4 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3,736 2.5 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Darebin (C) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 50,118 40.7 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3,185 2.6 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 8,544 6.9 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 6,854 5.6 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 54,572 44.3 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Darebin (C) aged 15 years and over, 40.7% were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 43,747 40.0 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 13,447 12.3 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 52,061 47.7 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Darebin (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,162 4.6 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 6,920 14.8 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,260 4.8 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 661 1.4 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3,860 8.3 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,980 4.2 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 901 1.9 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,706 5.8 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 12,551 26.9 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,585 3.4 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 11,065 23.7 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Darebin (C) 31.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.1% were in primary school, 14.5% in secondary school and 32.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 40,286 32.7 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 10,395 8.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 2,696 2.2 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 9,277 7.5 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 20,481 16.6 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 4,939 4.0 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 5,939 4.8 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 54 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 6 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 12,174 9.9 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 2,208 1.8 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 12,514 10.1 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Darebin (C), 16.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 33,338 17.3 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 30,195 15.7 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Italian 19,988 10.4 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 15,629 8.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Greek 12,371 6.4 170,451 2.2 397,431 1.3

The most common ancestries in Darebin (C) were English 17.3%, Australian 15.7%, Italian 10.4%, Irish 8.1% and Greek 6.4%.

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 Darebin (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 86,907 59.3 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Italy 6,130 4.2 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4,821 3.3 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
India 4,561 3.1 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Greece 4,553 3.1 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4
England 2,812 1.9 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9

In Darebin (C), 59.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 4.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.3%, India 3.1%, Greece 3.1% and England 1.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 68,656 46.8 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 10,338 7.0 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 6,664 4.5 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 50,095 34.1 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Darebin (C), 34.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 46.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 57,038 38.9 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 13,147 9.0 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
Greece 9,095 6.2 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,204 4.2 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
India 5,553 3.8 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6

In Darebin (C), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 38.9%, Italy 9.0%, Greece 6.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.2% and India 3.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 60,816 41.5 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Italy 12,004 8.2 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Greece 8,771 6.0 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,252 4.3 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
India 5,449 3.7 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6

In Darebin (C), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 41.5%, Italy 8.2%, Greece 6.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.3% and India 3.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 51,380 35.0 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 35,241 24.0 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 14,652 10.0 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 13,573 9.3 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1
Islam 6,646 4.5 197,030 3.3 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Darebin (C) were No Religion, so described 35.0%, Catholic 24.0%, Not stated 10.0%, Eastern Orthodox 9.3% and Islam 4.5%. In Darebin (C), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (47.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 9,708 6.6 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Greek 9,301 6.3 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 5,345 3.6 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Arabic 4,450 3.0 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Vietnamese 3,401 2.3 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 82,621 56.3 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 23,510 40.2 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Darebin (C) 56.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 6.6%, Greek 6.3%, Mandarin 3.6%, Arabic 3.0% and Vietnamese 2.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 42,425 56.0 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 24,427 32.2 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3,459 4.6 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 5,435 7.2 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 75,746 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darebin (C). Of these 56.0% were employed full time, 32.2% were employed part-time and 7.2% 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
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 8,176 11.6 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 8,020 11.4 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 8,234 11.7 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 13,595 19.3 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 28,830 41.0 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Darebin (C), 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 21,580 30.7 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9,128 13.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 8,774 12.5 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 7,757 11.0 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,345 10.4 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 6,326 9.0 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 5,408 7.7 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,846 4.0 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Darebin (C) included Professionals 30.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Managers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Sales Workers 9.0%, Labourers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2,993 4.3 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 2,432 3.5 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Higher Education 2,408 3.4 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,493 2.1 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Other Social Assistance Services 1,325 1.9 36,319 1.3 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Darebin (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Higher Education 3.4%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.1% and Other Social Assistance Services 1.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 650 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,784 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,423 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Darebin (C) was $650.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 35,042 49.9 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 8,061 11.5 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Tram 3,517 5.0 51,140 1.9 58,736 0.5
Bicycle 3,231 4.6 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
Worked at home 2,548 3.6 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 17,121 24.4 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 39,183 55.7 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Darebin (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.9%, Train 11.5%, Tram 5.0%, Bicycle 4.6% and Worked at home 3.6%. On the day, 24.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 55.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 83,499 67.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 29,760 24.1 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 13,672 11.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 20,575 16.7 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Darebin (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.1% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.7% 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
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 31,260 25.4 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 32,158 26.1 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 11,666 9.5 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 8,414 6.8 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Darebin (C), 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 13,261 37.1 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 15,959 44.6 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 5,521 15.4 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 1,002 2.8 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Darebin (C), 44.6% were couple families with children, 37.1% were couple families without children and 15.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Darebin (C), 17.7% of single parents were male and 82.3% 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
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6,361 21.8 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,463 5.0 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,793 23.2 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4,171 14.3 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,645 5.6 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 5,743 19.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,488 5.1 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,557 5.3 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Darebin (C), of couple families with children, 21.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 23.2% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 54,738 91.5 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 5,081 8.5 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Darebin (C), 91.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 32,209 58.8 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 14,221 26.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 7,811 14.3 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 308 0.6 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Darebin (C), 58.8% were separate houses, 26.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.3% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 211 0.4 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 5,045 9.2 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 17,626 32.2 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 22,022 40.2 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 8,339 15.2 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,487 2.7 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Darebin (C), of occupied private dwellings 9.2% had 1 bedroom, 32.2% had 2 bedrooms and 40.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 16,621 30.4 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 15,078 27.5 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 20,983 38.3 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 332 0.6 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,718 3.1 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Darebin (C), 30.4% were owned outright, 27.5% were owned with a mortgage and 38.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 34,989 63.9 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 15,330 28.0 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4,422 8.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Darebin (C), of all households, 63.9% were family households, 28.0% were single person households and 8.1% were group households.

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Household income Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.2 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 16.2 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Darebin (C), 21.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.2% 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 Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 339 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.3 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.7 -- 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 Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.3 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.7 -- 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 Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 7,042 12.9 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 23,775 43.4 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 16,201 29.6 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 5,701 10.4 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,019 3.7 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Darebin (C), 43.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 9,227 16.9 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 43,886 80.2 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,620 3.0 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Darebin (C), 80.2% 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.

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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.
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 543 46.8 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 617 53.2 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Darebin (C), 46.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.2% were female. The median age was 26 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
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,261 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Darebin (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,261.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Darebin (C) % Darebin (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,102 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Darebin (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,102.

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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.