Dallas

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20697
People 6,810
Male 50.2%
Female 49.8%
Median age 31
Families 1,607
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.2
for all households (a) 1.2
All private dwellings 2,256
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $919
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $290
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
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 3,418 50.2 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,393 49.8 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 43 0.6 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,810 people in Dallas. Of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 597 8.8 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 531 7.8 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 516 7.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 513 7.5 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 562 8.3 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 569 8.4 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 503 7.4 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 402 5.9 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 401 5.9 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 444 6.5 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 375 5.5 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 331 4.9 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 229 3.4 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 231 3.4 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 214 3.1 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 163 2.4 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 149 2.2 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 68 1.0 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Dallas was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 2,494 48.2 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 214 4.1 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 390 7.5 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 302 5.8 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,771 34.2 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Dallas aged 15 years and over, 48.2% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,126 45.4 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 162 3.5 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,395 51.1 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Dallas, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 95 3.6 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 383 14.5 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 78 2.9 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 168 6.3 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 287 10.8 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 46 1.7 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 171 6.5 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 188 7.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 316 11.9 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 129 4.9 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 785 29.7 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Dallas 38.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.5% were in primary school, 19.2% in secondary school and 19.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 459 8.9 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 331 6.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 76 1.5 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 440 8.5 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,021 19.7 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 300 5.8 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 431 8.3 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 5 0.1 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 930 18.0 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 297 5.7 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 779 15.1 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Dallas, 19.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Turkish 1,579 20.0 37,631 0.5 72,968 0.2
Australian 793 10.0 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Lebanese 719 9.1 46,334 0.6 230,869 0.7
English 639 8.1 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Iraqi 222 2.8 12,571 0.2 42,881 0.1

The most common ancestries in Dallas were Turkish 20.0%, Australian 10.0%, Lebanese 9.1%, English 8.1% and Iraqi 2.8%.

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

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Country of birth Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,942 43.5 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Turkey 766 11.3 15,744 0.3 32,178 0.1
Iraq 401 5.9 18,637 0.3 67,352 0.3
Lebanon 269 4.0 16,684 0.3 78,653 0.3
Pakistan 171 2.5 21,125 0.4 61,913 0.3
India 119 1.8 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9

In Dallas, 43.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Turkey 11.3%, Iraq 5.9%, Lebanon 4.0%, Pakistan 2.5% and India 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,701 69.0 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 370 5.4 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 238 3.5 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 841 12.3 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Dallas, 12.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 69.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Turkey 1,522 22.4 32,709 0.6 66,516 0.3
Australia 1,094 16.1 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Lebanon 668 9.8 41,021 0.7 196,333 0.8
Iraq 623 9.2 29,639 0.5 102,691 0.4
Pakistan 217 3.2 25,277 0.4 75,804 0.3

In Dallas, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Turkey 22.4%, Australia 16.1%, Lebanon 9.8%, Iraq 9.2% and Pakistan 3.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Turkey 1,435 21.2 30,339 0.5 60,738 0.3
Australia 1,226 18.1 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Lebanon 651 9.6 36,895 0.6 176,241 0.8
Iraq 627 9.3 29,084 0.5 100,061 0.4
Pakistan 205 3.0 25,155 0.4 75,097 0.3

In Dallas, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Turkey 21.2%, Australia 18.1%, Lebanon 9.6%, Iraq 9.3% and Pakistan 3.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Islam 3,352 49.3 197,030 3.3 604,240 2.6
Catholic 1,058 15.6 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 722 10.6 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
No Religion, so described 574 8.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 177 2.6 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Dallas were Islam 49.3%, Catholic 15.6%, Not stated 10.6%, No Religion, so described 8.4% and Anglican 2.6%. In Dallas, Islam was the largest religious group reported overall (55.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Turkish 1,570 23.1 31,832 0.5 58,355 0.2
Arabic 1,183 17.4 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 212 3.1 7,567 0.1 28,349 0.1
Urdu 202 3.0 23,205 0.4 69,293 0.3
Vietnamese 156 2.3 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,547 22.8 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,417 67.4 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Dallas 22.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Turkish 23.1%, Arabic 17.4%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 3.1%, Urdu 3.0% and Vietnamese 2.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 921 46.0 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 609 30.4 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 120 6.0 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 351 17.5 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,001 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dallas. Of these 46.0% were employed full time, 30.4% were employed part-time and 17.5% 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
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 208 12.6 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 198 12.0 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 202 12.3 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 355 21.6 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 565 34.3 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Dallas, 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 271 16.4 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 263 15.9 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Labourers 260 15.7 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 248 15.0 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 155 9.4 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 151 9.1 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 143 8.7 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 113 6.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Dallas included Community and Personal Service Workers 16.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.9%, Labourers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Professionals 9.4%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7% and Managers 6.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Child Care Services 89 5.8 30,241 1.1 118,234 1.1
Takeaway Food Services 45 2.9 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 44 2.9 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 43 2.8 31,753 1.2 131,908 1.2
Investigation and Security Services 41 2.7 10,899 0.4 44,946 0.4

Of the employed people in Dallas, the most common responses for industry of employment included Child Care Services 5.8%, Takeaway Food Services 2.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.8% and Investigation and Security Services 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 376 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 990 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 919 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dallas was $376.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,106 66.9 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 96 5.8 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train 91 5.5 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 38 2.3 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 30 1.8 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 151 9.1 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,236 75.0 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Dallas, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.9%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Train 5.5%, Worked at home 2.3% and Walked only 1.8%. On the day, 9.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,365 45.8 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,220 23.6 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 662 12.8 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 439 8.5 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Dallas, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.6% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.5% 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
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 781 15.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 778 15.1 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 389 7.5 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 416 8.1 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Dallas, 15.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 347 21.6 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 824 51.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 394 24.5 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 40 2.5 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Dallas, 51.3% were couple families with children, 21.6% were couple families without children and 24.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Dallas, 17.2% of single parents were male and 82.8% 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
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 76 6.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 24 2.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 84 7.2 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 222 19.0 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 129 11.1 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 499 42.8 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 38 3.3 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 95 8.1 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Dallas, of couple families with children, 6.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.1% had both employed part-time and 7.2% 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 Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,941 92.3 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 161 7.7 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Dallas, 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,623 83.6 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 35 1.8 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 272 14.0 246,040 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 Dallas, 83.6% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 10 0.5 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 49 2.5 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 165 8.5 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,341 68.8 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 289 14.8 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 94 4.8 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 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Dallas, of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 8.5% had 2 bedrooms and 68.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 611 31.4 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 564 29.0 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 628 32.3 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 22 1.1 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 121 6.2 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Dallas, 31.4% were owned outright, 29.0% were owned with a mortgage and 32.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 1,522 78.5 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 358 18.5 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 60 3.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Dallas, of all households, 78.5% were family households, 18.5% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.3 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.1 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Dallas, 30.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.1% 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 Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 290 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.0 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 17.0 -- 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 Dallas % Dallas 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 Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 201 10.3 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 677 34.8 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 624 32.1 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 310 15.9 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 133 6.8 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Dallas, 34.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 396 20.3 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,433 73.6 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 118 6.1 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Dallas, 73.6% 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.
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 17 40.5 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 25 59.5 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Dallas, 40.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 59.5% were female. The median age was 25 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
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 900 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Dallas, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

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
Dallas % Dallas Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 275 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,071 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Dallas, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $275 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,071.

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

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.