Coburg

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20592
People 26,185
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 35
Families 6,521
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 10,875
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,638
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $370
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
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 12,665 48.4 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 13,519 51.6 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 109 0.4 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 26,185 people in Coburg. Of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,653 6.3 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,409 5.4 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,176 4.5 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,100 4.2 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,058 7.9 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,612 10.0 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,603 9.9 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,256 8.6 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,010 7.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,821 7.0 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,558 5.9 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,354 5.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,145 4.4 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 911 3.5 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 697 2.7 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 704 2.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 553 2.1 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 567 2.2 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Coburg was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 9,226 42.1 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 507 2.3 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,427 6.5 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,035 4.7 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 9,740 44.4 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Coburg aged 15 years and over, 42.1% were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 8,194 40.8 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,470 12.3 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 9,402 46.9 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Coburg, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 444 5.8 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,128 14.6 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 525 6.8 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 135 1.7 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 644 8.3 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 339 4.4 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 167 2.2 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 465 6.0 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,283 29.6 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 223 2.9 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,367 17.7 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Coburg 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.1% were in primary school, 14.9% in secondary school and 35.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 7,798 35.5 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,858 8.5 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 514 2.3 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,593 7.3 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,647 16.6 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 846 3.9 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 982 4.5 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 9 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 2,172 9.9 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 472 2.2 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,643 7.5 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Coburg, 16.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 6,122 17.4 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 5,494 15.6 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Italian 4,525 12.8 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 3,004 8.5 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Greek 2,108 6.0 170,451 2.2 397,431 1.3

The most common ancestries in Coburg were English 17.4%, Australian 15.6%, Italian 12.8%, Irish 8.5% and Greek 6.0%.

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

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Country of birth Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 16,257 62.1 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Italy 1,496 5.7 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
Greece 727 2.8 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4
Lebanon 623 2.4 16,684 0.3 78,653 0.3
England 568 2.2 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Nepal 483 1.8 9,390 0.2 54,754 0.2

In Coburg, 62.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 5.7%, Greece 2.8%, Lebanon 2.4%, England 2.2% and Nepal 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 12,316 47.0 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,175 8.3 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,394 5.3 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 8,882 33.9 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Coburg, 33.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 47.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 10,316 39.4 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 3,042 11.6 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
Greece 1,450 5.5 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
Lebanon 1,344 5.1 41,021 0.7 196,333 0.8
England 968 3.7 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0

In Coburg, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 39.4%, Italy 11.6%, Greece 5.5%, Lebanon 5.1% and England 3.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 11,134 42.6 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Italy 2,796 10.7 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Greece 1,368 5.2 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
Lebanon 1,291 4.9 36,895 0.6 176,241 0.8
England 791 3.0 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6

In Coburg, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 42.6%, Italy 10.7%, Greece 5.2%, Lebanon 4.9% and England 3.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 9,610 36.7 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 6,982 26.7 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Eastern Orthodox 2,229 8.5 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1
Not stated 2,081 8.0 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Islam 1,796 6.9 197,030 3.3 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Coburg were No Religion, so described 36.7%, Catholic 26.7%, Eastern Orthodox 8.5%, Not stated 8.0% and Islam 6.9%. In Coburg, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (46.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 2,390 9.1 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Greek 1,658 6.3 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Arabic 1,498 5.7 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Mandarin 528 2.0 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Nepali 491 1.9 10,414 0.2 62,005 0.3
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English only spoken at home 15,246 58.3 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,242 42.2 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Coburg 58.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 9.1%, Greek 6.3%, Arabic 5.7%, Mandarin 2.0% and Nepali 1.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,992 56.0 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 4,612 32.3 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 667 4.7 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,003 7.0 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 14,274 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coburg. Of these 56.0% were employed full time, 32.3% were employed part-time and 7.0% 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
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,465 11.0 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,521 11.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,631 12.3 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,523 19.0 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,468 41.2 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Coburg, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,403 33.2 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,739 13.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 1,698 12.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,431 10.8 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,285 9.7 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 1,143 8.6 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 861 6.5 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 504 3.8 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Coburg included Professionals 33.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Managers 12.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Labourers 6.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 593 4.5 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 564 4.3 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 506 3.8 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Secondary Education 318 2.4 43,766 1.6 177,487 1.7
Computer System Design and Related Services 302 2.3 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5

Of the employed people in Coburg, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Higher Education 4.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.8%, Secondary Education 2.4% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 675 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,996 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,638 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Coburg was $675.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,052 45.6 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 1,391 10.5 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Tram 1,251 9.4 51,140 1.9 58,736 0.5
Bicycle 812 6.1 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
Worked at home 514 3.9 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3,572 26.9 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,719 50.6 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Coburg, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 45.6%, Train 10.5%, Tram 9.4%, Bicycle 6.1% and Worked at home 3.9%. On the day, 26.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 50.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 15,735 71.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 5,492 25.0 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,648 12.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,948 18.0 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Coburg, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.0% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.0% 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
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 5,873 26.8 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 6,138 28.0 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,231 10.2 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,486 6.8 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Coburg, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,390 36.6 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 3,085 47.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 876 13.4 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 178 2.7 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Coburg, 47.3% were couple families with children, 36.6% were couple families without children and 13.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Coburg, 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% 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
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,158 21.2 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 261 4.8 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,326 24.3 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 763 14.0 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 308 5.6 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,014 18.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 310 5.7 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 327 6.0 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Coburg, of couple families with children, 21.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 24.3% 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 Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 9,610 92.0 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 839 8.0 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Coburg, 92.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 6,201 64.5 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,455 25.5 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 890 9.3 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 16 0.2 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Coburg, 64.5% were separate houses, 25.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.3% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 33 0.3 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 603 6.3 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,975 30.9 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 4,160 43.2 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,641 17.1 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 208 2.2 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Coburg, of occupied private dwellings 6.3% had 1 bedroom, 30.9% had 2 bedrooms and 43.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,088 32.1 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,952 30.7 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,280 34.1 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 59 0.6 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 240 2.5 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Coburg, 32.1% were owned outright, 30.7% were owned with a mortgage and 34.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 6,383 66.4 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,279 23.7 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 953 9.9 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Coburg, of all households, 66.4% were family households, 23.7% were single person households and 9.9% were group households.

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Household income Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.1 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 19.2 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Coburg, 19.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.2% 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 Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 370 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.0 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.0 -- 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 Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.6 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.4 -- 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 Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 1,240 12.9 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 4,272 44.4 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,748 28.6 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,086 11.3 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 272 2.8 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Coburg, 44.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,422 14.8 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 7,958 82.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 236 2.5 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Coburg, 82.8% 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.
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 56 50.5 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 55 49.5 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Coburg, 50.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.5% were female. The median age was 26 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

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

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,375 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Coburg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

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
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 370 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,502 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Coburg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,502.

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.