Attwood

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20081
People 3,419
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 39
Families 935
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1.2
All private dwellings 1,176
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,885
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,866
Median weekly rent $323
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 1,684 49.3 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,733 50.7 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 18 0.5 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,419 people in Attwood. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

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Age Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 151 4.4 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 217 6.4 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 280 8.2 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 294 8.6 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 266 7.8 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 194 5.7 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 140 4.1 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 172 5.0 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 270 7.9 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 319 9.4 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 325 9.5 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 303 8.9 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 180 5.3 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 121 3.6 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 84 2.5 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 39 1.1 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 34 1.0 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 19 0.6 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Attwood was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 1,505 54.5 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 75 2.7 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 182 6.6 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 64 2.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 934 33.8 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Attwood aged 15 years and over, 54.5% were married and 9.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,443 54.8 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 139 5.3 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,050 39.9 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Attwood, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 52 4.8 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 173 16.1 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 94 8.7 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 45 4.2 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 176 16.4 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 71 6.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 74 6.9 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 60 5.6 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 176 16.4 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 29 2.7 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 125 11.6 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Attwood 31.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.9% were in primary school, 30.3% in secondary school and 22.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 421 15.2 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 286 10.3 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 77 2.8 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 415 15.0 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 598 21.6 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 226 8.2 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 271 9.8 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 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 224 8.1 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 24 0.9 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 166 6.0 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Attwood, 21.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 814 18.5 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Italian 732 16.6 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2
English 706 16.0 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 268 6.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 173 3.9 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Attwood were Australian 18.5%, Italian 16.6%, English 16.0%, Irish 6.1% and Scottish 3.9%.

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 Attwood (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,491 72.9 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Italy 94 2.8 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
Sri Lanka 56 1.6 55,830 0.9 109,849 0.5
England 48 1.4 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Turkey 46 1.3 15,744 0.3 32,178 0.1
Iraq 38 1.1 18,637 0.3 67,352 0.3

In Attwood, 72.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 2.8%, Sri Lanka 1.6%, England 1.4%, Turkey 1.3% and Iraq 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,479 43.2 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 243 7.1 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 170 5.0 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,385 40.5 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Attwood, 40.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,558 45.9 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 427 12.6 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
Turkey 109 3.2 32,709 0.6 66,516 0.3
England 84 2.5 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Sri Lanka 84 2.5 77,716 1.3 151,933 0.6

In Attwood, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 45.9%, Italy 12.6%, Turkey 3.2%, England 2.5% and Sri Lanka 2.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,636 48.3 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Italy 379 11.2 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Turkey 107 3.2 30,339 0.5 60,738 0.3
Sri Lanka 83 2.5 76,287 1.3 149,082 0.6
England 81 2.4 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6

In Attwood, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.3%, Italy 11.2%, Turkey 3.2%, Sri Lanka 2.5% and England 2.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Catholic 1,427 41.5 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 671 19.5 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Eastern Orthodox 238 6.9 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1
Anglican 214 6.2 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Islam 211 6.1 197,030 3.3 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Attwood were Catholic 41.5%, No Religion, so described 19.5%, Eastern Orthodox 6.9%, Anglican 6.2% and Islam 6.1%. In Attwood, Christianity 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) Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 221 6.5 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Turkish 109 3.2 31,832 0.5 58,355 0.2
Arabic 102 3.0 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Greek 94 2.8 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 64 1.9 7,567 0.1 28,349 0.1
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English only spoken at home 2,305 67.8 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 408 35.8 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Attwood 67.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 6.5%, Turkish 3.2%, Arabic 3.0%, Greek 2.8% and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 1.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,136 58.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 604 31.1 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 94 4.8 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 107 5.5 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,941 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Attwood. Of these 58.5% were employed full time, 31.1% were employed part-time and 5.5% 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
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 223 12.2 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 192 10.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 187 10.2 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 352 19.2 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 787 43.0 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Attwood, 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 326 17.8 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 314 17.2 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 278 15.2 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 228 12.5 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 218 11.9 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 159 8.7 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 154 8.4 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 110 6.0 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Attwood included Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.8%, Professionals 17.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Sales Workers 12.5%, Managers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%, Labourers 8.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 55 3.1 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 51 2.9 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Road Freight Transport 46 2.6 32,620 1.2 129,528 1.2
Primary Education 45 2.6 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 44 2.5 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Attwood, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.1%, Takeaway Food Services 2.9%, Road Freight Transport 2.6%, Primary Education 2.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 698 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,098 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,885 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Attwood was $698.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,352 74.1 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 76 4.2 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train 63 3.5 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 56 3.1 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train, car as driver 33 1.8 28,327 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 135 7.3 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,491 81.3 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Attwood, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.1%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Train 3.5%, Worked at home 3.1% and Train, car as driver 1.8%. On the day, 7.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 81.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,821 65.8 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 786 28.4 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 362 13.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 357 12.9 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Attwood, 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, 28.4% 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, 12.9% 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
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 674 24.4 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 627 22.7 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 305 11.0 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 211 7.6 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Attwood, 22.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 235 25.2 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 570 61.2 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 114 12.2 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 12 1.3 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Attwood, 61.2% were couple families with children, 25.2% were couple families without children and 12.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Attwood, 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% 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
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 204 25.3 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 20 2.5 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 215 26.7 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 142 17.6 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 42 5.2 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 98 12.2 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 51 6.3 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 34 4.2 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Attwood, of couple families with children, 25.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 26.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

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 Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,080 96.9 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 35 3.1 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Attwood, 96.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 970 89.8 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 28 2.6 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 79 7.3 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Attwood, 89.8% were separate houses, 2.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 7.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 29 2.7 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 52 4.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 381 35.4 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 591 55.0 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 22 2.0 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Attwood, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 4.8% had 2 bedrooms and 35.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 379 35.0 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 562 51.9 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 105 9.7 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 0.6 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 30 2.8 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Attwood, 35.0% were owned outright, 51.9% were owned with a mortgage and 9.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 909 84.4 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 160 14.9 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 8 0.7 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Attwood, of all households, 84.4% were family households, 14.9% were single person households and 0.7% were group households.

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Household income Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.8 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 20.0 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Attwood, 13.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.0% 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 Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 323 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.3 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.7 -- 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 Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,866 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.8 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.2 -- 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 Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 26 2.4 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 212 19.7 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 466 43.2 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 346 32.1 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 28 2.6 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Attwood, 19.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 102 9.4 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 952 88.1 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 27 2.5 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Attwood, 88.1% 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.
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 10 47.6 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 11 52.4 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Attwood, 47.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.4% were female. The median age was 22 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,875 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Attwood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,875.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Attwood % Attwood Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,896 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Attwood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,896.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.