Burwood (Vic.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20424
People 15,019
Male 47.2%
Female 52.8%
Median age 30
Families 3,214
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 6,034
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,209
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $391
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 7,096 47.2 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,929 52.8 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 44 0.3 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 15,019 people in Burwood (Vic.). Of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

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Age Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 30 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 653 4.3 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 661 4.4 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 641 4.3 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,292 8.6 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,589 17.2 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,593 10.6 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 973 6.5 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 707 4.7 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 810 5.4 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 850 5.7 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 735 4.9 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 633 4.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 563 3.7 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 503 3.3 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 445 3.0 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 406 2.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 400 2.7 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 576 3.8 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Burwood (Vic.) was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 5,063 38.8 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 261 2.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 718 5.5 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 727 5.6 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 6,295 48.2 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Burwood (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 38.8% were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,283 37.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 760 6.7 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 6,372 55.8 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Burwood (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 37.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 212 3.2 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 546 8.3 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 179 2.7 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 133 2.0 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 336 5.1 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 174 2.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 308 4.7 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 346 5.3 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3,353 51.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 164 2.5 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 822 12.5 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Burwood (Vic.) 43.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 13.2% were in primary school, 12.4% in secondary school and 56.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,545 34.8 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,290 9.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 212 1.6 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 658 5.0 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,190 24.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 505 3.9 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 537 4.1 376,237 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 789 6.0 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 94 0.7 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 975 7.5 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Burwood (Vic.), 24.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 6.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Chinese 4,156 22.1 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9
English 3,184 17.0 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,692 14.3 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,205 6.4 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 960 5.1 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Burwood (Vic.) were Chinese 22.1%, English 17.0%, Australian 14.3%, Irish 6.4% and Scottish 5.1%.

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 Burwood (Vic.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 7,028 46.9 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,628 17.5 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
India 615 4.1 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Malaysia 462 3.1 50,049 0.8 138,364 0.6
Sri Lanka 434 2.9 55,830 0.9 109,849 0.5
England 286 1.9 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9

In Burwood (Vic.), 46.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 17.5%, India 4.1%, Malaysia 3.1%, Sri Lanka 2.9% and England 1.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 8,609 57.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 737 4.9 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 487 3.2 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,399 29.3 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Burwood (Vic.), 29.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 57.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 4,906 32.7 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,100 20.7 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
India 700 4.7 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
Malaysia 530 3.5 56,624 1.0 156,829 0.7
England 515 3.4 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0

In Burwood (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 32.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 20.7%, India 4.7%, Malaysia 3.5% and England 3.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 5,162 34.4 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,099 20.6 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
India 710 4.7 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
Malaysia 532 3.5 59,580 1.0 167,467 0.7
Sri Lanka 505 3.4 76,287 1.3 149,082 0.6

In Burwood (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 34.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 20.6%, India 4.7%, Malaysia 3.5% and Sri Lanka 3.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,696 37.9 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,687 17.9 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 1,245 8.3 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Buddhism 993 6.6 181,938 3.1 563,674 2.4
Anglican 959 6.4 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Burwood (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 37.9%, Catholic 17.9%, Not stated 8.3%, Buddhism 6.6% and Anglican 6.4%. In Burwood (Vic.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (43.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 2,715 18.1 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 682 4.5 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Greek 491 3.3 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Sinhalese 326 2.2 37,423 0.6 64,612 0.3
Vietnamese 260 1.7 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 7,392 49.3 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 2,608 47.4 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Burwood (Vic.) 49.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 18.1%, Cantonese 4.5%, Greek 3.3%, Sinhalese 2.2% and Vietnamese 1.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,327 47.6 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,503 35.8 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 290 4.1 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 869 12.4 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 6,989 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Burwood (Vic.). Of these 47.6% were employed full time, 35.8% were employed part-time and 12.4% 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
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,034 16.9 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 819 13.4 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 651 10.6 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,027 16.8 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,299 37.6 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Burwood (Vic.), 16.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,823 29.8 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 872 14.2 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 796 13.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 703 11.5 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 699 11.4 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 509 8.3 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 454 7.4 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 159 2.6 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Burwood (Vic.) included Professionals 29.8%, Managers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Sales Workers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.3%, Labourers 7.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 274 4.6 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 227 3.8 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 202 3.4 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Computer System Design and Related Services 178 3.0 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Takeaway Food Services 177 3.0 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Burwood (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 4.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Higher Education 3.4%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.0% and Takeaway Food Services 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 446 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,767 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,209 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Burwood (Vic.) was $446.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,405 55.9 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 318 5.2 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 264 4.3 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 261 4.3 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Tram 238 3.9 51,140 1.9 58,736 0.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,184 19.4 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,958 64.7 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Burwood (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.9%, Train 5.2%, Worked at home 4.3%, Car, as passenger 4.3% and Tram 3.9%. On the day, 19.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 8,246 63.1 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,617 20.0 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,290 9.9 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,750 21.0 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Burwood (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 63.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.0% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,323 25.4 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,961 22.6 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,172 9.0 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 791 6.1 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Burwood (Vic.), 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,146 35.8 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,444 45.1 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 502 15.7 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 110 3.4 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Burwood (Vic.), 45.1% were couple families with children, 35.8% were couple families without children and 15.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Burwood (Vic.), 15.2% of single parents were male and 84.8% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 514 19.7 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 118 4.5 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 561 21.5 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 378 14.5 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 164 6.3 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 597 22.9 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 101 3.9 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 171 6.6 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Burwood (Vic.), of couple families with children, 19.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 21.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,220 90.6 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 542 9.4 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Burwood (Vic.), 90.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,215 61.6 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,288 24.7 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 690 13.2 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 7 0.1 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Burwood (Vic.), 61.6% were separate houses, 24.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.2% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 58 1.1 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 386 7.4 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,065 20.4 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,027 38.8 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,553 29.8 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 131 2.5 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 Burwood (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 7.4% had 1 bedroom, 20.4% had 2 bedrooms and 38.8% 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
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,682 32.2 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,368 26.2 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,906 36.5 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 117 2.2 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 143 2.7 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Burwood (Vic.), 32.2% were owned outright, 26.2% were owned with a mortgage and 36.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 3,142 60.2 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,432 27.5 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 641 12.3 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Burwood (Vic.), of all households, 60.2% were family households, 27.5% were single person households and 12.3% were group households.

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Household income Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.4 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 17.0 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Burwood (Vic.), 30.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.0% 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 Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 391 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 81.4 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 18.6 -- 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 Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.8 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.2 -- 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 Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 658 12.6 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,966 37.6 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,780 34.1 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 650 12.4 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 168 3.2 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Burwood (Vic.), 37.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 684 13.1 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,393 84.3 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 137 2.6 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Burwood (Vic.), 84.3% 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.
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 23 47.9 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 25 52.1 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Burwood (Vic.), 47.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.1% were female. The median age was 27 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
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 899 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Burwood (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $899.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Burwood (Vic.) % Burwood (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 346 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Burwood (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $346 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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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.