Altona Meadows

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20035
People 19,160
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 38
Families 5,247
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 7,600
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,370
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 9,361 48.9 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 9,800 51.1 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 126 0.7 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 19,160 people in Altona Meadows. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

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Age Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,180 6.2 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,077 5.6 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 948 4.9 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,031 5.4 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,265 6.6 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,537 8.0 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,569 8.2 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,298 6.8 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,270 6.6 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,364 7.1 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,393 7.3 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,377 7.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,108 5.8 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 998 5.2 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 628 3.3 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 460 2.4 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 334 1.7 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 322 1.7 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Altona Meadows was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 7,571 47.5 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 639 4.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,369 8.6 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 837 5.2 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 5,537 34.7 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Altona Meadows aged 15 years and over, 47.5% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 6,792 46.6 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,373 9.4 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 6,403 44.0 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Altona Meadows, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 264 5.2 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 850 16.8 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 406 8.0 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 81 1.6 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 540 10.7 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 430 8.5 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 79 1.6 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 310 6.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 808 16.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 222 4.4 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,068 21.1 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Altona Meadows 26.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.5% were in primary school, 20.8% in secondary school and 22.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,867 18.0 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,392 8.7 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 454 2.8 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,980 12.4 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,762 17.3 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,113 7.0 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,490 9.3 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 13 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 1,794 11.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 234 1.5 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,455 9.1 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Altona Meadows, 17.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 4,299 17.3 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 4,290 17.3 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Maltese 1,457 5.9 73,875 0.9 175,555 0.6
Irish 1,422 5.7 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Italian 1,400 5.6 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Altona Meadows were Australian 17.3%, English 17.3%, Maltese 5.9%, Irish 5.7% and Italian 5.6%.

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 Altona Meadows (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 11,336 59.2 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 796 4.2 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
England 503 2.6 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Malta 473 2.5 17,873 0.3 37,613 0.2
Vietnam 449 2.3 80,787 1.4 219,355 0.9
Philippines 411 2.1 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0

In Altona Meadows, 59.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 4.2%, England 2.6%, Malta 2.5%, Vietnam 2.3% and Philippines 2.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 9,828 51.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,276 6.7 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 901 4.7 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 6,023 31.4 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Altona Meadows, 31.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 51.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 6,962 36.3 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Malta 1,027 5.4 45,309 0.8 100,031 0.4
India 993 5.2 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
England 801 4.2 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 763 4.0 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0

In Altona Meadows, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 36.3%, Malta 5.4%, India 5.2%, England 4.2% and Italy 4.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 7,349 38.4 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
India 979 5.1 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
Malta 944 4.9 42,102 0.7 91,404 0.4
England 782 4.1 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Vietnam 699 3.6 124,556 2.1 335,060 1.4

In Altona Meadows, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 38.4%, India 5.1%, Malta 4.9%, England 4.1% and Vietnam 3.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Catholic 5,951 31.1 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 4,664 24.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,509 7.9 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 1,294 6.8 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 1,294 6.8 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Altona Meadows were Catholic 31.1%, No Religion, so described 24.4%, Not stated 7.9%, Anglican 6.8% and Eastern Orthodox 6.8%. In Altona Meadows, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arabic 579 3.0 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Vietnamese 568 3.0 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
Maltese 514 2.7 16,898 0.3 31,987 0.1
Greek 488 2.5 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Italian 457 2.4 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 11,423 59.6 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 2,835 39.5 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Altona Meadows 59.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 3.0%, Vietnamese 3.0%, Maltese 2.7%, Greek 2.5% and Italian 2.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,705 59.0 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,745 28.4 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 455 4.7 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 766 7.9 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 9,671 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Altona Meadows. Of these 59.0% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 7.9% 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
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 915 10.3 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 883 9.9 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 951 10.7 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,029 22.8 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,674 41.3 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Altona Meadows, 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,538 17.3 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,426 16.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,267 14.2 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 989 11.1 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 949 10.7 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 938 10.5 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 836 9.4 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 800 9.0 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Altona Meadows included Professionals 17.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.2%, Labourers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.4% and Managers 9.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Road Freight Transport 266 3.0 32,620 1.2 129,528 1.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 254 2.9 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 230 2.6 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 187 2.1 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Banking 170 1.9 43,852 1.6 144,232 1.3

Of the employed people in Altona Meadows, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 3.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%, Primary Education 2.1% and Banking 1.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 592 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,586 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,370 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Altona Meadows was $592.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,930 66.5 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 659 7.4 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 372 4.2 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 188 2.1 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train, car as driver 135 1.5 28,327 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,220 13.7 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,618 74.3 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Altona Meadows, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.5%, Train 7.4%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Worked at home 2.1% and Train, car as driver 1.5%. On the day, 13.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 10,493 65.8 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,188 26.2 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,915 12.0 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,006 12.6 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Altona Meadows, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.2% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.6% 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
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,588 22.5 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,862 24.2 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,603 10.1 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,434 9.0 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Altona Meadows, 24.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,704 32.5 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,456 46.8 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 979 18.7 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 104 2.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Altona Meadows, 46.8% were couple families with children, 32.5% were couple families without children and 18.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Altona Meadows, 17.3% of single parents were male and 82.7% 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
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 822 19.8 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 132 3.2 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 837 20.1 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 797 19.1 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 257 6.2 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 889 21.4 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 228 5.5 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 200 4.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Altona Meadows, of couple families with children, 19.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 20.1% 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 Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,871 94.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 427 5.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Altona Meadows, 94.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,169 75.2 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,371 20.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 316 4.6 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Altona Meadows, 75.2% were separate houses, 20.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 0.1 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 39 0.6 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,217 17.7 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 4,067 59.1 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,411 20.5 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 142 2.1 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Altona Meadows, of occupied private dwellings 0.6% had 1 bedroom, 17.7% had 2 bedrooms and 59.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,462 35.8 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,326 33.8 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,890 27.5 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 24 0.3 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 173 2.5 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Altona Meadows, 35.8% were owned outright, 33.8% were owned with a mortgage and 27.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 5,117 74.4 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,565 22.8 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 196 2.8 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Altona Meadows, of all households, 74.4% were family households, 22.8% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.4 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.9 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Altona Meadows, 19.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.9% 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 Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.5 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.5 -- 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 Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.3 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.7 -- 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 Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 373 5.4 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,528 36.8 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,557 37.2 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,211 17.6 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 205 3.0 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Altona Meadows, 36.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,049 15.3 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 5,664 82.4 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 164 2.4 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Altona Meadows, 82.4% 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.
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 64 50.4 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 63 49.6 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Altona Meadows, 50.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.6% were female. The median age was 26 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,524 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Altona Meadows, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,524.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Altona Meadows % Altona Meadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Altona Meadows, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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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.