Upper Gascoyne (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA58470
People 278
Male 57%
Female 43%
Median age 26
Families 46
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 140
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $966
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $30
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 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
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 158 57.0 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 119 43.0 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 164 58.4 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 278 people in Upper Gascoyne (S). Of these 57.0% were male and 43.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 58.4% of the population.

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Age Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 29 10.0 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 33 11.4 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 22 7.6 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 22 7.6 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 24 8.3 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 29 10.0 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 22 7.6 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 15 5.2 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 14 4.8 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 12 4.2 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 19 6.6 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 17 5.9 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 9 3.1 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 10 3.5 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 9 3.1 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3 1.0 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Upper Gascoyne (S) was 26 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 74 37.6 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 6 3.0 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 7 3.6 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3 1.5 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 107 54.3 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Upper Gascoyne (S) aged 15 years and over, 37.6% were married and 7.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36 26.5 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 22 16.2 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 78 57.4 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Upper Gascoyne (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 26.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 8 7.8 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 25 24.3 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 21 20.4 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 5.8 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 43 41.7 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Upper Gascoyne (S) 39.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.3% were in primary school, 20.4% in secondary school and 5.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 17 9.2 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 9 4.9 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 4 2.2 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 18 9.7 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 18 9.7 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 25 13.5 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 36 19.5 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 15 8.1 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 51 27.6 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Upper Gascoyne (S), 9.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 118 39.1 20,718 0.6 144,173 0.5
Australian 69 22.8 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
English 41 13.6 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 11 3.6 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 8 2.6 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Upper Gascoyne (S) were Australian Aboriginal 39.1%, Australian 22.8%, English 13.6%, Scottish 3.6% and Irish 2.6%.

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

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Country of birth Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 225 82.4 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 6 2.2 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
Czech Republic 4 1.5 749 0.0 7,702 0.0
Scotland 3 1.1 26,058 1.1 119,417 0.5
Germany 3 1.1 10,958 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.2%, Czech Republic 1.5%, Scotland 1.1% and Germany 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 19 7.0 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 4 1.5 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 0 0.0 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 209 77.1 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 77.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 209 76.6 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 10 3.7 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
Czech Republic 5 1.8 1,164 0.0 13,273 0.1
New Zealand 4 1.5 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Ireland 3 1.1 33,667 1.4 169,273 0.7

In Upper Gascoyne (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.6%, England 3.7%, Czech Republic 1.8%, New Zealand 1.5% and Ireland 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 215 77.9 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 8 2.9 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
Germany 5 1.8 17,930 0.7 169,618 0.7
Czech Republic 4 1.4 1,125 0.0 11,925 0.1
Scotland 3 1.1 46,601 1.9 245,915 1.1

In Upper Gascoyne (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.9%, England 2.9%, Germany 1.8%, Czech Republic 1.4% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 147 53.5 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 62 22.5 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 30 10.9 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 13 4.7 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Christian, nfd 7 2.5 83,670 3.4 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Upper Gascoyne (S) were No Religion, so described 53.5%, Not stated 22.5%, Catholic 10.9%, Anglican 4.7% and Christian, nfd 2.5%. In Upper Gascoyne (S), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (68.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Wajarri 12 4.3 108 0.0 145 0.0
German 3 1.1 9,320 0.4 79,353 0.3
Czech 3 1.1 783 0.0 7,938 0.0
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English only spoken at home 226 80.7 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 8 6.4 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Upper Gascoyne (S) 80.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Wajarri 4.3%, German 1.1% and Czech 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 47 54.7 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 16 18.6 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 10 11.6 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 13 15.1 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 86 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Gascoyne (S). Of these 54.7% were employed full time, 18.6% were employed part-time and 15.1% 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
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 5 6.9 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 4 5.6 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 5 6.9 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3 4.2 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 47 65.3 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Upper Gascoyne (S), 6.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 65.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 23 28.0 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 16 19.5 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 15 18.3 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 13 15.9 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 5 6.1 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 5 6.1 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5 6.1 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The only other responses for occupation in Upper Gascoyne (S) were Managers 28.0%, Labourers 19.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 18.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Professionals 6.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 28 47.5 3,032 0.3 44,309 0.4
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 13 22.0 14,969 1.3 122,286 1.1
Local Government Administration 5 8.5 16,526 1.4 142,724 1.3
Road and Bridge Construction 3 5.1 3,277 0.3 31,049 0.3

Of the employed people in Upper Gascoyne (S), the only responses for industry of employent were Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 47.5%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 22.0%, Local Government Administration 8.5% and Road and Bridge Construction 5.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 419 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 700 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 966 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Upper Gascoyne (S) was $419.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Walked only 29 35.8 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as driver 25 30.9 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 14 17.3 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 3 3.7 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 23 29.9 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Upper Gascoyne (S), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 35.8%, Car, as driver 30.9%, Worked at home 17.3% and Car, as passenger 3.7%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 29.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 125 62.8 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 60 31.4 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 20 10.2 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 38 19.4 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Upper Gascoyne (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 62.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.4% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.4% 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
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 31 16.0 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 34 17.5 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 27 13.9 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 28 14.4 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Upper Gascoyne (S), 17.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 14 29.2 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 14 29.2 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 20 41.7 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Upper Gascoyne (S), 29.2% were couple families with children, 29.2% were couple families without children and 41.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 36.4 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 63.6 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 36.4% of single parents were male and 63.6% 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
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4 13.8 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 0 0.0 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 0 0.0 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 4 13.8 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 15 51.7 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 3 10.3 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 10.3 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Upper Gascoyne (S), of couple families with children, 13.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 63 79.7 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 16 20.3 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 79.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 55 87.3 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 8 12.7 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Gascoyne (S), 87.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 12.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 12 19.7 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 31 50.8 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 12 19.7 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 6 9.8 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Upper Gascoyne (S), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 19.7% had 2 bedrooms and 50.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13 19.4 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 4 6.0 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 43 64.2 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 4.5 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 4 6.0 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Gascoyne (S), 19.4% were owned outright, 6.0% were owned with a mortgage and 64.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 46 70.8 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 16 24.6 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 4.6 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Upper Gascoyne (S), of all households, 70.8% were family households, 24.6% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

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Household income Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 42.6 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.4 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 42.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.4% 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 Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 30 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 19 28.4 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 24 35.8 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 11 16.4 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 6 9.0 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 7 10.4 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 35.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 16.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 36 54.5 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 26 39.4 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 4 6.1 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 39.4% 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.
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 87 54.7 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 72 45.3 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 54.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.3% were female. The median age was 18 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
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.1 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.5 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 725 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Upper Gascoyne (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1 persons, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Upper Gascoyne (S) % Upper Gascoyne (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 50 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Upper Gascoyne (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.