Canterbury (Vic.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20466
People 8,056
Male 47%
Female 53%
Median age 44
Families 2,124
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 3,094
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $2,440
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,723
Median weekly rent $430
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 3,785 47.0 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 4,273 53.0 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 15 0.2 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 8,056 people in Canterbury (Vic.). Of these 47.0% were male and 53.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 319 4.0 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 504 6.3 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 579 7.2 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 646 8.0 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 599 7.4 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 391 4.9 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 284 3.5 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 345 4.3 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 456 5.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 581 7.2 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 625 7.8 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 583 7.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 524 6.5 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 473 5.9 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 375 4.7 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 236 2.9 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 195 2.4 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 330 4.1 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Canterbury (Vic.) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 3,821 57.5 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 94 1.4 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 308 4.6 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 375 5.6 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,049 30.8 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Canterbury (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 57.5% were married and 6.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,365 56.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 307 5.2 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,287 38.4 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Canterbury (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 124 4.5 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 436 15.8 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 85 3.1 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 191 6.9 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 198 7.2 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 113 4.1 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 421 15.2 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 80 2.9 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 699 25.3 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 58 2.1 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 361 13.1 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Canterbury (Vic.) 34.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.7% were in primary school, 26.2% in secondary school and 28.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,207 48.3 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 588 8.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 69 1.0 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 197 3.0 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,097 16.5 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 292 4.4 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 264 4.0 376,237 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 286 4.3 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 15 0.2 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 492 7.4 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Canterbury (Vic.), 16.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 4.1% 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 Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 2,608 23.9 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,236 20.5 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 1,267 11.6 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 1,068 9.8 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 888 8.1 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Canterbury (Vic.) were English 23.9%, Australian 20.5%, Chinese 11.6%, Irish 9.8% and Scottish 8.1%.

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

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Country of birth Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 5,378 67.2 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 636 7.9 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
England 299 3.7 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Malaysia 133 1.7 50,049 0.8 138,364 0.6
New Zealand 132 1.6 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 103 1.3 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9

In Canterbury (Vic.), 67.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.9%, England 3.7%, Malaysia 1.7%, New Zealand 1.6% and India 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,052 37.9 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 552 6.8 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 467 5.8 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,625 45.0 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Canterbury (Vic.), 45.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 37.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 4,102 51.0 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 867 10.8 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
England 421 5.2 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 205 2.5 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
Malaysia 173 2.2 56,624 1.0 156,829 0.7

In Canterbury (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 51.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.8%, England 5.2%, Italy 2.5% and Malaysia 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 4,188 52.1 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 863 10.7 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
England 374 4.6 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Malaysia 196 2.4 59,580 1.0 167,467 0.7
Italy 166 2.1 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7

In Canterbury (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 52.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.7%, England 4.6%, Malaysia 2.4% and Italy 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,036 37.7 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,617 20.1 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,026 12.8 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 651 8.1 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 374 4.6 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Canterbury (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 37.7%, Catholic 20.1%, Anglican 12.8%, Not stated 8.1% and Uniting Church 4.6%. In Canterbury (Vic.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 798 9.9 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 196 2.4 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Italian 105 1.3 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Greek 92 1.1 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
French 61 0.8 19,313 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 5,905 73.4 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 755 26.9 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Canterbury (Vic.) 73.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 9.9%, Cantonese 2.4%, Italian 1.3%, Greek 1.1% and French 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,139 54.8 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,396 35.8 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 170 4.4 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 195 5.0 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 3,900 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Canterbury (Vic.). Of these 54.8% were employed full time, 35.8% were employed part-time and 5.0% 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
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 623 16.8 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 408 11.0 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 367 9.9 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 390 10.5 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,748 47.2 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Canterbury (Vic.), 16.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,476 39.9 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 805 21.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 451 12.2 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 350 9.5 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 275 7.4 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 173 4.7 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 86 2.3 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 29 0.8 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Canterbury (Vic.) included Professionals 39.9%, Managers 21.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.7%, Labourers 2.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 0.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 179 5.0 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Legal Services 104 2.9 27,342 1.0 104,051 1.0
Cafes and Restaurants 102 2.9 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Accounting Services 102 2.9 35,217 1.3 127,263 1.2
Computer System Design and Related Services 101 2.8 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5

Of the employed people in Canterbury (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.0%, Legal Services 2.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%, Accounting Services 2.9% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 913 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 3,075 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,440 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Canterbury (Vic.) was $913.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,947 52.7 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 563 15.2 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 280 7.6 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 113 3.1 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 94 2.5 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 777 21.0 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,133 57.6 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Canterbury (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.7%, Train 15.2%, Worked at home 7.6%, Car, as passenger 3.1% and Walked only 2.5%. On the day, 21.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,986 75.0 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,916 28.8 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 833 12.5 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,890 28.4 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Canterbury (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.8% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,754 26.4 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,828 27.5 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 836 12.6 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 577 8.7 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Canterbury (Vic.), 27.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 737 34.8 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,147 54.1 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 206 9.7 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 30 1.4 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Canterbury (Vic.), 54.1% were couple families with children, 34.8% were couple families without children and 9.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Canterbury (Vic.), 15.0% of single parents were male and 85.0% 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
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 404 21.3 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 90 4.8 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 399 21.1 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 306 16.2 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 157 8.3 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 340 18.0 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 78 4.1 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 120 6.3 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Canterbury (Vic.), of couple families with children, 21.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 21.1% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,688 90.6 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 279 9.4 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

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

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,763 65.6 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 634 23.6 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 265 9.9 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 16 0.6 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Canterbury (Vic.), 65.6% were separate houses, 23.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.9% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 7 0.3 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 71 2.6 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 561 20.9 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 841 31.4 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,160 43.3 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 41 1.5 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Canterbury (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 20.9% had 2 bedrooms and 31.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,212 45.2 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 853 31.8 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 555 20.7 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 16 0.6 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 47 1.8 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Canterbury (Vic.), 45.2% were owned outright, 31.8% were owned with a mortgage and 20.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 2,101 78.2 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 526 19.6 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 60 2.2 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Canterbury (Vic.), of all households, 78.2% were family households, 19.6% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

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Household income Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.9 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 42.5 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Canterbury (Vic.), 13.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 42.5% 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 Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 430 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.8 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.2 -- 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 Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,723 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.9 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.1 -- 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 Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 124 4.6 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 850 31.6 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,144 42.5 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 512 19.0 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 60 2.2 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Canterbury (Vic.), 31.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 182 6.8 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,462 91.5 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 48 1.8 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Canterbury (Vic.), 91.5% 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.
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 6 42.9 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 8 57.1 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 34 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Canterbury (Vic.), 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 34 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
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,624 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Canterbury (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

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
Canterbury (Vic.) % Canterbury (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Canterbury (Vic.), 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)

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.