Glenelg (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA22410
People 19,557
Male 49.8%
Female 50.2%
Median age 47
Families 5,084
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 9,916
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,043
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $182
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(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
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 9,749 49.8 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 9,809 50.2 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 476 2.4 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 19,557 people in Glenelg (S). Of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

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Age Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 47 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 977 5.0 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,026 5.2 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,170 6.0 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,195 6.1 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 908 4.6 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 763 3.9 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 898 4.6 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 937 4.8 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,208 6.2 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,355 6.9 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,612 8.2 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,611 8.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,563 8.0 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,444 7.4 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,010 5.2 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 804 4.1 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 527 2.7 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 555 2.8 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Glenelg (S) was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 8,003 48.9 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 566 3.5 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,668 10.2 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,172 7.2 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,963 30.3 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Glenelg (S) aged 15 years and over, 48.9% were married and 13.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 6,717 48.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,568 11.3 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 5,552 40.1 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Glenelg (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 234 4.4 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,048 19.6 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 229 4.3 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 96 1.8 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 891 16.6 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 170 3.2 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 168 3.1 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 261 4.9 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 265 4.9 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 144 2.7 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,853 34.6 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Glenelg (S) 27.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.8% were in primary school, 23.0% in secondary school and 9.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,503 9.2 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,144 7.0 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 538 3.3 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,740 16.7 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,704 10.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,566 9.6 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,113 12.9 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 18 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 5 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,368 14.5 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 39 0.2 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,270 13.9 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Glenelg (S), 10.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 8,488 32.7 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 8,077 31.2 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 2,301 8.9 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 2,124 8.2 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
German 1,048 4.0 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Glenelg (S) were Australian 32.7%, English 31.2%, Scottish 8.9%, Irish 8.2% and German 4.0%.

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 Glenelg (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 16,172 82.8 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 449 2.3 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 253 1.3 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 111 0.6 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
Philippines 93 0.5 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0
Scotland 70 0.4 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Glenelg (S), 82.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, New Zealand 1.3%, Netherlands 0.6%, Philippines 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,903 9.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 823 4.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 590 3.0 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 14,428 73.8 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Glenelg (S), 73.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 15,140 77.6 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 819 4.2 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 324 1.7 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 242 1.2 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
Scotland 207 1.1 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Glenelg (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.6%, England 4.2%, New Zealand 1.7%, Netherlands 1.2% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 15,358 78.6 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 738 3.8 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 325 1.7 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 213 1.1 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
Scotland 171 0.9 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Glenelg (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.6%, England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.7%, Netherlands 1.1% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,581 33.7 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,102 15.9 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,677 13.7 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 2,169 11.1 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,928 9.9 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Glenelg (S) were No Religion, so described 33.7%, Catholic 15.9%, Anglican 13.7%, Not stated 11.1% and Uniting Church 9.9%. In Glenelg (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Tagalog 38 0.2 23,054 0.4 111,273 0.5
Dutch 29 0.1 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
German 27 0.1 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Mandarin 18 0.1 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Thai 17 0.1 11,669 0.2 55,444 0.2
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English only spoken at home 17,547 89.9 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 292 3.5 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Glenelg (S) 89.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 0.2%, Dutch 0.1%, German 0.1%, Mandarin 0.1% and Thai 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,649 52.6 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 3,027 34.3 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 635 7.2 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 526 6.0 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 8,837 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Glenelg (S). Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 34.3% were employed part-time and 6.0% 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
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,094 13.2 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 923 11.1 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,010 12.1 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,186 14.3 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,466 41.7 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Glenelg (S), 13.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Managers 1,304 15.7 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,203 14.5 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 1,153 13.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 1,112 13.4 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,023 12.3 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 886 10.7 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 797 9.6 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 675 8.1 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Glenelg (S) included Managers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Labourers 13.9%, Professionals 13.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6% and Sales Workers 8.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 494 6.0 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Aluminium Smelting 475 5.8 765 0.0 4,018 0.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 298 3.6 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Road Freight Transport 272 3.3 32,620 1.2 129,528 1.2
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 261 3.2 7,145 0.3 44,309 0.4

Of the employed people in Glenelg (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.0%, Aluminium Smelting 5.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%, Road Freight Transport 3.3% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 536 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,362 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,043 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Glenelg (S) was $536.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,480 66.1 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 614 7.4 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 358 4.3 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 356 4.3 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Truck 96 1.2 16,720 0.6 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 43 0.5 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 5,885 70.9 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Glenelg (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.1%, Worked at home 7.4%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Walked only 4.3% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 0.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 10,925 66.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,006 24.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,977 12.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,749 29.0 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Glenelg (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.5% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.0% 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
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,765 16.9 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,075 24.9 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,205 13.5 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,893 11.6 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Glenelg (S), 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,370 46.6 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,860 36.6 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 790 15.5 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 62 1.2 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Glenelg (S), 36.6% were couple families with children, 46.6% were couple families without children and 15.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 77.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Glenelg (S), 22.6% of single parents were male and 77.4% 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
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 721 17.0 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 213 5.0 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 963 22.7 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 555 13.1 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 291 6.9 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 969 22.9 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 268 6.3 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 257 6.1 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Glenelg (S), of couple families with children, 17.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 22.7% 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 Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,648 82.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,664 17.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Glenelg (S), 82.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 7,067 92.4 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 204 2.7 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 263 3.4 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 68 0.9 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Glenelg (S), 92.4% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% were flats or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 30 0.4 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 214 2.8 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,206 15.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 4,138 54.2 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,823 23.9 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 228 3.0 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 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Glenelg (S), of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 15.8% had 2 bedrooms and 54.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,194 41.8 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,377 31.1 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,748 22.9 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 51 0.7 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 278 3.6 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Glenelg (S), 41.8% were owned outright, 31.1% were owned with a mortgage and 22.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 5,038 65.9 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,424 31.7 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 179 2.3 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Glenelg (S), of all households, 65.9% were family households, 31.7% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

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Household income Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.6 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Glenelg (S), 28.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.3% 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 Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 182 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.8 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.2 -- 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 Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.3 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.7 -- 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 Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 353 4.6 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,438 31.9 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,671 34.9 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,810 23.7 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 371 4.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Glenelg (S), 31.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,742 22.8 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 5,643 73.9 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 255 3.3 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Glenelg (S), 73.9% 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.
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 235 49.4 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 241 50.6 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Glenelg (S), 49.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.6% were female. The median age was 21 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
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) 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 991 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Glenelg (S), 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 $991.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Glenelg (S) % Glenelg (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,181 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Glenelg (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,181.

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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.