Northern Grampians (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA25810
People 11,439
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 48
Families 2,972
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 6,065
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $931
Median monthly mortgage repayments $953
Median weekly rent $170
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 5,652 49.4 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,785 50.6 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 168 1.5 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 11,439 people in Northern Grampians (S). Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

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Age Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 48 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 522 4.6 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 551 4.8 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 638 5.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 663 5.8 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 511 4.5 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 590 5.2 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 480 4.2 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 518 4.5 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 651 5.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 751 6.6 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 886 7.7 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 880 7.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 953 8.3 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 912 8.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 686 6.0 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 506 4.4 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 342 3.0 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 400 3.5 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Northern Grampians (S) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 4,737 48.8 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 386 4.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 856 8.8 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 811 8.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,923 30.1 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Northern Grampians (S) aged 15 years and over, 48.8% were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,101 48.7 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 825 9.8 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,499 41.5 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Northern Grampians (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 139 4.9 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 555 19.6 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 172 6.1 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 11 0.4 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 529 18.7 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 152 5.4 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 20 0.7 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 100 3.5 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 136 4.8 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 67 2.4 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 951 33.6 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Northern Grampians (S) 24.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.2% were in primary school, 24.8% in secondary school and 8.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 954 9.8 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 700 7.2 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 352 3.6 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,385 14.2 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,107 11.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 905 9.3 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,197 12.3 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 11 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,474 15.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 84 0.9 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,312 13.5 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Northern Grampians (S), 11.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 4,937 32.9 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 4,898 32.7 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 1,287 8.6 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 1,211 8.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
German 558 3.7 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Northern Grampians (S) were English 32.9%, Australian 32.7%, Scottish 8.6%, Irish 8.1% and German 3.7%.

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

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Country of birth Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 9,637 84.4 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 229 2.0 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 70 0.6 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 61 0.5 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0
Netherlands 44 0.4 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
India 39 0.3 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9

In Northern Grampians (S), 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.0%, New Zealand 0.6%, Philippines 0.5%, Netherlands 0.4% and India 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,037 9.1 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 440 3.8 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 324 2.8 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 8,727 76.4 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Northern Grampians (S), 76.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 9,133 79.9 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 422 3.7 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 116 1.0 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
New Zealand 114 1.0 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 79 0.7 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Northern Grampians (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.9%, England 3.7%, Netherlands 1.0%, New Zealand 1.0% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 9,234 80.8 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 407 3.6 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 94 0.8 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 85 0.7 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
Philippines 76 0.7 72,348 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Northern Grampians (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.8%, England 3.6%, New Zealand 0.8%, Netherlands 0.7% and Philippines 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,764 32.9 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,117 18.5 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,570 13.7 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 1,563 13.7 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7
Not stated 1,122 9.8 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Northern Grampians (S) were No Religion, so described 32.9%, Catholic 18.5%, Anglican 13.7%, Uniting Church 13.7% and Not stated 9.8%. In Northern Grampians (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 50 0.4 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Dutch 23 0.2 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
Tamil 23 0.2 25,662 0.4 73,161 0.3
Tagalog 23 0.2 23,054 0.4 111,273 0.5
Filipino 18 0.2 17,777 0.3 71,220 0.3
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English only spoken at home 10,263 89.7 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 201 3.9 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Northern Grampians (S) 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.4%, Dutch 0.2%, Tamil 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2% and Filipino 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,794 54.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,712 33.4 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 351 6.9 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 266 5.2 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 5,123 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Northern Grampians (S). Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 33.4% were employed part-time and 5.2% 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
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 576 11.9 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 515 10.6 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 621 12.8 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 736 15.2 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,058 42.4 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Northern Grampians (S), 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Managers 922 19.0 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 847 17.4 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 689 14.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 580 11.9 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 572 11.8 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 432 8.9 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 409 8.4 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 327 6.7 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Northern Grampians (S) included Managers 19.0%, Labourers 17.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.2%, Professionals 11.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Sales Workers 8.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Meat Processing 285 6.0 6,399 0.2 28,852 0.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 270 5.7 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 172 3.6 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Local Government Administration 151 3.2 38,163 1.4 142,724 1.3
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 150 3.2 4,974 0.2 18,197 0.2

Of the employed people in Northern Grampians (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat Processing 6.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%, Local Government Administration 3.2% and Sheep Farming (Specialised) 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 513 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,257 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 931 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Northern Grampians (S) was $513.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,127 64.4 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 370 7.6 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 288 5.9 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 242 5.0 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Truck 60 1.2 16,720 0.6 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 30 0.6 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,384 69.6 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Northern Grampians (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.4%, Worked at home 7.6%, Walked only 5.9%, Car, as passenger 5.0% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,551 67.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,243 23.0 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,275 13.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,831 29.1 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Northern Grampians (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.0% provided care for children and 13.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.1% 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
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,686 17.3 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,493 25.6 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,274 13.1 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,101 11.3 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Northern Grampians (S), 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,480 49.8 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,040 35.0 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 406 13.7 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 47 1.6 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Northern Grampians (S), 35.0% were couple families with children, 49.8% were couple families without children and 13.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Northern Grampians (S), 19.2% of single parents were male and 80.8% 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
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 443 17.6 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 120 4.8 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 552 21.9 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 271 10.8 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 171 6.8 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 664 26.4 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 163 6.5 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 131 5.2 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Northern Grampians (S), of couple families with children, 17.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 21.9% 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 Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,692 83.0 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 959 17.0 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Northern Grampians (S), 83.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,333 92.3 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 87 1.9 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 166 3.5 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 54 1.2 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Northern Grampians (S), 92.3% were separate houses, 1.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.5% were flats or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 22 0.5 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 201 4.3 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 800 17.1 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,413 51.5 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,120 23.9 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 133 2.8 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Northern Grampians (S), of occupied private dwellings 4.3% had 1 bedroom, 17.1% had 2 bedrooms and 51.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,144 45.7 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,316 28.0 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,041 22.2 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 36 0.8 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 155 3.3 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Northern Grampians (S), 45.7% were owned outright, 28.0% were owned with a mortgage and 22.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 2,949 62.9 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,596 34.1 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 142 3.0 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Northern Grampians (S), of all households, 62.9% were family households, 34.1% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

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Household income Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.4 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Northern Grampians (S), 31.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.3% 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 Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 170 -- 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 Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 953 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.1 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.9 -- 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 Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 310 6.6 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,506 32.1 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,627 34.7 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,003 21.4 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 242 5.2 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Northern Grampians (S), 32.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,171 25.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,376 72.0 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 142 3.0 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Northern Grampians (S), 72.0% 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.
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 95 54.6 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 79 45.4 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Northern Grampians (S), 54.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.4% were female. The median age was 24 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
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (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 912 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Northern Grampians (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 $912.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Northern Grampians (S) % Northern Grampians (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 943 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Northern Grampians (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $943.

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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.