Bells Beach

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20199
People 130
Male 53.1%
Female 46.9%
Median age 50
Families 33
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 79
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $2,062
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $0
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.5

(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
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 69 53.1 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 61 46.9 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 0 0.0 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 130 people in Bells Beach. Of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

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Age Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 3 2.4 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 5 4.0 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 15 11.9 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 10 7.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 8 6.3 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3 2.4 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 0 0.0 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 3 2.4 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 11 8.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 9 7.1 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 10 7.9 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 10 7.9 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 12 9.5 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 15 11.9 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 12 9.5 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 0 0.0 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bells Beach was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 61 59.2 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 0 0.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 7 6.8 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 4 3.9 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 31 30.1 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bells Beach aged 15 years and over, 59.2% were married and 5.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 57 57.6 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 7 7.1 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 35 35.4 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Bells Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 6.0 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 5 10.0 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3 6.0 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3 6.0 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 7 14.0 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 10 20.0 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4 8.0 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 6.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 12 24.0 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Bells Beach 35.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.1% were in primary school, 32.6% in secondary school and 15.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 45 40.2 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 10 8.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3 2.7 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 6 5.4 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 14 12.5 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 11 9.8 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 7 6.2 376,237 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 7 6.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 7 6.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bells Beach, 12.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.6% 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 Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 64 38.8 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 47 28.5 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 17 10.3 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 16 9.7 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Dutch 4 2.4 97,690 1.2 339,549 1.1

The most common ancestries in Bells Beach were Australian 38.8%, English 28.5%, Scottish 10.3%, Irish 9.7% and Dutch 2.4%.

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 Bells Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 110 88.7 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 7 5.6 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9

In Bells Beach, 88.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 5.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 13 10.2 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 4 3.1 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 6 4.7 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 96 75.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Bells Beach, 75.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 105 84.7 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 5 4.0 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 4 3.2 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3 2.4 33,760 0.6 177,536 0.8

In Bells Beach, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 84.7%, England 4.0%, Scotland 3.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 98 81.0 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 6 5.0 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 6 5.0 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3 2.5 28,803 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Bells Beach, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 81.0%, England 5.0%, Netherlands 5.0% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 68 51.5 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 28 21.2 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 24 18.2 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 9 6.8 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Secular Beliefs 3 2.3 16,753 0.3 67,592 0.3

The most common responses for religion in Bells Beach were No Religion, so described 51.5%, Catholic 21.2%, Anglican 18.2%, Not stated 6.8% and Secular Beliefs 2.3%. In Bells Beach, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (54.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 120 94.5 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4 8.7 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Bells Beach 94.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 26 41.9 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 30 48.4 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3 4.8 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3 4.8 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 62 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bells Beach. Of these 41.9% were employed full time, 48.4% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 13 18.3 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 16 22.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 7 9.9 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 7 9.9 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 23 32.4 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bells Beach, 18.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 22.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 17 27.9 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 10 16.4 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 9 14.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 8 13.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 7 11.5 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 5 8.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 5 8.2 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The only other responses for occupation in Bells Beach were Professionals 27.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Managers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Labourers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2% and Sales Workers 8.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Clothing and Footwear Wholesaling 8 27.6 4,341 0.2 10,179 0.1
Wooden Furniture and Upholstered Seat Manufacturing 3 10.3 3,307 0.1 10,376 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3 10.3 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Real Estate Services 3 10.3 25,916 0.9 109,931 1.0
State Government Administration 3 10.3 25,757 0.9 158,980 1.5

Of the employed people in Bells Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Clothing and Footwear Wholesaling 27.6%, Wooden Furniture and Upholstered Seat Manufacturing 10.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10.3%, Real Estate Services 10.3% and State Government Administration 10.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 725 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,562 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,062 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bells Beach was $725.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 44 69.8 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 6 9.5 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 49 67.1 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bells Beach, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.8% and Worked at home 9.5%. 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 67.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 87 78.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 34 30.6 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 22 20.0 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 41 37.6 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Bells Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.6% provided care for children and 20.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.6% 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
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 17 15.2 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 39 34.8 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 16 14.3 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 16 14.3 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bells Beach, 34.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 16 41.0 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 20 51.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 3 7.7 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bells Beach, 51.3% were couple families with children, 41.0% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 0.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Bells Beach, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% 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
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4 12.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 7 21.9 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 7 21.9 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4 12.5 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 9.4 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 4 12.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 0 0.0 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 9.4 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Bells Beach, of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 21.9% had both employed part-time and 21.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

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 Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 41 55.4 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 33 44.6 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Bells Beach, 55.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 44.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 41 100.0 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bells Beach, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 6 14.3 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 17 40.5 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 19 45.2 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 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 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bells Beach, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 40.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 29 72.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 11 27.5 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 0 0.0 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bells Beach, 72.5% were owned outright, 27.5% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 33 82.5 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 7 17.5 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Bells Beach, of all households, 82.5% were family households, 17.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 10.0 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 30.0 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Bells Beach, 10.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 30.0% 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 Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 0 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 5 14.3 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 16 45.7 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 14 40.0 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Bells Beach, 14.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 0 0.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 43 100.0 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bells Beach, 100.0% 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.
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 0 0.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 0 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Bells Beach, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Bells Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bells Beach % Bells Beach Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Bells Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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

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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.