Coolaroo

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20620
People 3,191
Male 48.6%
Female 51.4%
Median age 36
Families 794
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 1,112
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $902
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $288
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 1,549 48.6 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,637 51.4 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 50 1.6 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,191 people in Coolaroo. Of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

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Age Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 232 7.3 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 205 6.4 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 201 6.3 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 210 6.6 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 229 7.2 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 214 6.7 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 220 6.9 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 195 6.1 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 181 5.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 222 6.9 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 176 5.5 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 166 5.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 141 4.4 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 172 5.4 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 140 4.4 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 131 4.1 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 94 2.9 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 67 2.1 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Coolaroo was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 1,079 42.4 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 126 5.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 235 9.2 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 223 8.8 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 881 34.6 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Coolaroo aged 15 years and over, 42.4% were married and 14.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 955 41.6 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 107 4.7 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,233 53.7 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Coolaroo, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 42 4.1 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 170 16.4 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 40 3.9 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 35 3.4 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 141 13.6 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 35 3.4 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 32 3.1 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 76 7.3 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 118 11.4 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 56 5.4 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 290 28.0 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Coolaroo 32.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.4% were in primary school, 20.1% in secondary school and 18.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 168 6.7 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 149 5.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 35 1.4 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 257 10.2 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 491 19.5 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 150 6.0 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 275 10.9 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 6 0.2 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 531 21.1 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 99 3.9 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 330 13.1 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Coolaroo, 19.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 618 16.1 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 501 13.1 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Turkish 389 10.1 37,631 0.5 72,968 0.2
Lebanese 296 7.7 46,334 0.6 230,869 0.7
Assyrian 239 6.2 7,269 0.1 30,152 0.1

The most common ancestries in Coolaroo were Australian 16.1%, English 13.1%, Turkish 10.1%, Lebanese 7.7% and Assyrian 6.2%.

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

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Country of birth Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,625 51.7 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Iraq 290 9.2 18,637 0.3 67,352 0.3
Turkey 173 5.5 15,744 0.3 32,178 0.1
Lebanon 118 3.8 16,684 0.3 78,653 0.3
Syria 63 2.0 3,851 0.1 15,321 0.1
Vietnam 58 1.8 80,787 1.4 219,355 0.9

In Coolaroo, 51.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Iraq 9.2%, Turkey 5.5%, Lebanon 3.8%, Syria 2.0% and Vietnam 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,954 61.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 205 6.4 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 99 3.1 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 707 22.2 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Coolaroo, 22.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 61.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 815 25.8 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Iraq 432 13.7 29,639 0.5 102,691 0.4
Turkey 342 10.8 32,709 0.6 66,516 0.3
Lebanon 313 9.9 41,021 0.7 196,333 0.8
England 89 2.8 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0

In Coolaroo, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 25.8%, Iraq 13.7%, Turkey 10.8%, Lebanon 9.9% and England 2.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 925 29.1 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Iraq 431 13.6 29,084 0.5 100,061 0.4
Turkey 327 10.3 30,339 0.5 60,738 0.3
Lebanon 271 8.5 36,895 0.6 176,241 0.8
Vietnam 80 2.5 124,556 2.1 335,060 1.4

In Coolaroo, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 29.1%, Iraq 13.6%, Turkey 10.3%, Lebanon 8.5% and Vietnam 2.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Islam 917 28.8 197,030 3.3 604,240 2.6
Catholic 739 23.2 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 458 14.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 313 9.8 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 185 5.8 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Coolaroo were Islam 28.8%, Catholic 23.2%, No Religion, so described 14.4%, Not stated 9.8% and Anglican 5.8%. In Coolaroo, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (47.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arabic 457 14.4 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Turkish 373 11.8 31,832 0.5 58,355 0.2
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 257 8.1 7,567 0.1 28,349 0.1
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 89 2.8 7,779 0.1 17,172 0.1
Vietnamese 82 2.6 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,201 37.9 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 557 53.4 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Coolaroo 37.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 14.4%, Turkish 11.8%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 8.1%, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 2.8% and Vietnamese 2.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 444 46.3 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 321 33.5 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 51 5.3 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 143 14.9 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 959 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coolaroo. Of these 46.3% were employed full time, 33.5% were employed part-time and 14.9% 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
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 120 14.6 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 112 13.6 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 94 11.4 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 194 23.6 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 252 30.7 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Coolaroo, 14.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Labourers 139 16.8 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 132 16.0 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 131 15.8 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 114 13.8 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 93 11.2 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 80 9.7 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Professionals 62 7.5 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 39 4.7 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Coolaroo included Labourers 16.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Professionals 7.5% and Managers 4.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 30 4.1 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Road Freight Transport 29 3.9 32,620 1.2 129,528 1.2
Takeaway Food Services 25 3.4 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Child Care Services 20 2.7 30,241 1.1 118,234 1.1
Taxi and Other Road Transport 19 2.6 7,686 0.3 30,143 0.3

Of the employed people in Coolaroo, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%, Road Freight Transport 3.9%, Takeaway Food Services 3.4%, Child Care Services 2.7% and Taxi and Other Road Transport 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 382 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,021 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 902 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Coolaroo was $382.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 537 67.5 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 57 7.2 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 41 5.2 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 20 2.5 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Other 15 1.9 14,313 0.5 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 102 12.6 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 589 72.7 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Coolaroo, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.5%, Train 7.2%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Worked at home 2.5% and Other 1.9%. On the day, 12.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,187 46.8 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 490 19.3 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 347 13.7 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 191 7.5 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Coolaroo, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.3% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.5% 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
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 400 15.7 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 396 15.6 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 201 7.9 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 193 7.6 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Coolaroo, 15.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 181 22.6 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 366 45.7 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 242 30.2 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 12 1.5 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Coolaroo, 45.7% were couple families with children, 22.6% were couple families without children and 30.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Coolaroo, 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% 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
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 27 5.0 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 15 2.8 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 27 5.0 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 105 19.6 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 62 11.6 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 248 46.3 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 16 3.0 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 36 6.7 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Coolaroo, of couple families with children, 5.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 5.0% 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 Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 993 93.9 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 64 6.1 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Coolaroo, 93.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 967 97.4 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 22 2.2 300,918 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 Coolaroo, 97.4% were separate houses, 2.2% 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
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.3 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 4 0.4 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 67 6.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 776 78.3 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 104 10.5 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 37 3.7 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Coolaroo, of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 6.8% had 2 bedrooms and 78.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 371 37.4 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 285 28.8 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 278 28.1 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 12 1.2 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 45 4.5 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Coolaroo, 37.4% were owned outright, 28.8% were owned with a mortgage and 28.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 764 76.7 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 207 20.8 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 25 2.5 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Coolaroo, of all households, 76.7% were family households, 20.8% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 32.0 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.4 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Coolaroo, 32.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.4% 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 Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 288 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.2 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.8 -- 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 Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.9 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.1 -- 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 Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 92 9.3 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 340 34.3 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 335 33.8 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 168 17.0 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 55 5.6 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Coolaroo, 34.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 218 21.9 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 734 73.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 42 4.2 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Coolaroo, 73.8% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 20 43.5 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 26 56.5 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 28 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Coolaroo, 43.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.5% were female. The median age was 28 years.

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

Dwelling characteristics

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

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

In Coolaroo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 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
Coolaroo % Coolaroo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 231 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Coolaroo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $231 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.