Swan (C)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA58050
People 133,851
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 34
Families 35,858
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 51,362
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,623
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 66,480 49.7 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 67,372 50.3 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,813 2.8 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 133,851 people in Swan (C). Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

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Age Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 10,048 7.5 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 9,739 7.3 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 9,205 6.9 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 9,014 6.7 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 9,391 7.0 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 10,329 7.7 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 10,810 8.1 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 9,601 7.2 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 9,740 7.3 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 9,584 7.2 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 8,874 6.6 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 7,623 5.7 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 6,080 4.5 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 5,014 3.7 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3,448 2.6 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,419 1.8 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,551 1.2 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,381 1.0 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Swan (C) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 50,967 48.6 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3,843 3.7 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 8,942 8.5 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3,667 3.5 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 37,442 35.7 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Swan (C) aged 15 years and over, 48.6% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44,976 48.1 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 11,209 12.0 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 37,289 39.9 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Swan (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,766 4.2 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 7,979 18.8 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,315 5.5 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 2,107 5.0 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 5,242 12.4 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 2,146 5.1 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 2,213 5.2 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,677 6.3 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4,768 11.3 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,113 2.6 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 10,031 23.7 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Swan (C) 31.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.3% were in primary school, 22.7% in secondary school and 17.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 14,643 14.0 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 9,375 8.9 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3,756 3.6 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 16,622 15.9 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 18,805 17.9 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 6,591 6.3 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 13,861 13.2 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 60 0.1 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 14 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 6,596 6.3 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 755 0.7 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 10,825 10.3 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Swan (C), 17.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 47,622 26.2 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 40,895 22.5 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 10,545 5.8 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 10,483 5.8 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Italian 6,933 3.8 122,943 3.7 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Swan (C) were English 26.2%, Australian 22.5%, Scottish 5.8%, Irish 5.8% and Italian 3.8%.

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

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Country of birth Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 80,565 60.2 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 8,554 6.4 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 5,340 4.0 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
India 4,190 3.1 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
Philippines 2,606 1.9 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0
Vietnam 2,036 1.5 15,845 0.6 219,355 0.9

In Swan (C), 60.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 4.0%, India 3.1%, Philippines 1.9% and Vietnam 1.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 58,257 43.5 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 10,301 7.7 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 8,093 6.0 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 47,242 35.3 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Swan (C), 35.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 55,588 41.5 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 13,342 10.0 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 6,472 4.8 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
India 6,135 4.6 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6
Vietnam 3,158 2.4 22,925 0.9 320,208 1.4

In Swan (C), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 41.5%, England 10.0%, New Zealand 4.8%, India 4.6% and Vietnam 2.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 57,997 43.3 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 12,809 9.6 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 6,305 4.7 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
India 6,087 4.5 68,962 2.8 605,777 2.6
Vietnam 3,275 2.4 23,942 1.0 335,060 1.4

In Swan (C), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 43.3%, England 9.6%, New Zealand 4.7%, India 4.5% and Vietnam 2.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 40,871 30.5 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 30,014 22.4 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 18,148 13.6 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 13,035 9.7 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 5,255 3.9 83,670 3.4 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Swan (C) were No Religion, so described 30.5%, Catholic 22.4%, Anglican 13.6%, Not stated 9.7% and Christian, nfd 3.9%. In Swan (C), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 2,908 2.2 20,247 0.8 277,400 1.2
Arabic 1,502 1.1 14,132 0.6 321,728 1.4
Italian 1,398 1.0 29,401 1.2 271,597 1.2
Tagalog 1,375 1.0 15,268 0.6 111,273 0.5
Mandarin 1,313 1.0 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 97,071 72.5 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 10,705 22.7 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Swan (C) 72.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 2.2%, Arabic 1.1%, Italian 1.0%, Tagalog 1.0% and Mandarin 1.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 40,199 58.2 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 19,658 28.4 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3,491 5.1 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 5,763 8.3 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 69,111 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Swan (C). Of these 58.2% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 8.3% 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
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 6,860 10.8 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 5,883 9.3 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 6,908 10.9 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 13,133 20.7 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 27,067 42.7 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Swan (C), 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 11,070 17.5 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9,370 14.8 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 8,916 14.1 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,519 11.9 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 6,692 10.6 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 6,363 10.0 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 6,287 9.9 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 6,055 9.6 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Swan (C) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Professionals 14.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Labourers 10.6%, Managers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,806 2.9 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,786 2.8 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 1,505 2.4 21,177 1.8 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 1,439 2.3 20,942 1.8 189,447 1.8
Primary Education 1,395 2.2 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Swan (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.4%, Takeaway Food Services 2.3% and Primary Education 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 716 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,811 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,623 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Swan (C) was $716.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 43,278 68.3 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 3,104 4.9 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 2,132 3.4 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 1,532 2.4 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
Walked only 992 1.6 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4,450 7.0 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 48,092 75.9 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Swan (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.3%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Worked at home 3.4%, Bus 2.4% and Walked only 1.6%. On the day, 7.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 72,117 68.8 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 32,324 30.8 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 10,299 9.8 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 15,388 14.7 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Swan (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.8% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.7% 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
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 23,535 22.4 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 27,044 25.8 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 11,489 11.0 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 10,053 9.6 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Swan (C), 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 11,845 33.0 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 17,362 48.4 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 6,094 17.0 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 557 1.6 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Swan (C), 48.4% were couple families with children, 33.0% were couple families without children and 17.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.2 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.8 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Swan (C), 16.2% of single parents were male and 83.8% 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
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6,465 22.1 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,096 3.8 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,514 22.3 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 5,234 17.9 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,574 5.4 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 4,169 14.3 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,674 5.7 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 2,484 8.5 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Swan (C), of couple families with children, 22.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 22.3% 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 Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 44,492 91.3 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4,214 8.7 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Swan (C), 91.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 38,340 86.2 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5,306 11.9 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 479 1.1 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 265 0.6 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Swan (C), 86.2% were separate houses, 11.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 73 0.2 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 815 1.8 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 3,038 6.8 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 15,954 35.9 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 23,778 53.4 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 838 1.9 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Swan (C), of occupied private dwellings 1.8% had 1 bedroom, 6.8% had 2 bedrooms and 35.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9,770 22.0 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 23,795 53.5 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 9,815 22.1 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 198 0.4 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 917 2.1 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Swan (C), 22.0% were owned outright, 53.5% were owned with a mortgage and 22.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 34,718 78.0 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 8,499 19.1 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,282 2.9 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Swan (C), of all households, 78.0% were family households, 19.1% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

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Household income Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.7 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.4 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Swan (C), 15.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.4% 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 Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.4 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.6 -- 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 Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.7 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.3 -- 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 Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 1,663 3.7 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 12,418 27.9 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 18,205 40.9 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 11,021 24.8 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,195 2.7 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Swan (C), 27.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 4,825 10.8 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 38,712 87.0 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 956 2.1 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Swan (C), 87.0% 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.
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,808 47.4 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 2,007 52.6 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Swan (C), 47.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.6% 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
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,412 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Swan (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,412.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Swan (C) % Swan (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 318 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Swan (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $318 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

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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.