Essendon West

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20882
People 1,439
Male 47.6%
Female 52.4%
Median age 40
Families 392
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 608
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,691
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,100
Median weekly rent $360
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
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 687 47.6 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 756 52.4 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 8 0.6 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,439 people in Essendon West. Of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 70 4.8 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 90 6.2 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 97 6.7 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 123 8.5 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 79 5.4 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 97 6.7 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 93 6.4 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 76 5.2 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 106 7.3 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 138 9.5 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 86 5.9 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 76 5.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 82 5.6 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 59 4.1 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 50 3.4 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 47 3.2 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 36 2.5 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 47 3.2 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Essendon West was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 577 48.2 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 42 3.5 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 87 7.3 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 78 6.5 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 412 34.4 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Essendon West aged 15 years and over, 48.2% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 529 48.0 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 88 8.0 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 484 44.0 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Essendon West, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 22 4.8 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 44 9.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 60 13.2 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 14 3.1 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 50 11.0 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 65 14.3 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 20 4.4 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 14 3.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 81 17.8 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 8 1.8 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 76 16.7 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Essendon West 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.0% were in primary school, 27.9% in secondary school and 20.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 323 27.1 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 114 9.6 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 32 2.7 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 133 11.1 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 187 15.7 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 73 6.1 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 95 8.0 376,237 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 87 7.3 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.3 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 105 8.8 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Essendon West, 15.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 401 20.6 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 401 20.6 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Italian 248 12.7 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 233 12.0 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 107 5.5 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Essendon West were Australian 20.6%, English 20.6%, Italian 12.7%, Irish 12.0% and Scottish 5.5%.

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 Essendon West (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,112 78.3 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Italy 35 2.5 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
England 27 1.9 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 20 1.4 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
Vietnam 14 1.0 80,787 1.4 219,355 0.9
Malaysia 14 1.0 50,049 0.8 138,364 0.6

In Essendon West, 78.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 2.5%, England 1.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.4%, Vietnam 1.0% and Malaysia 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 457 31.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 104 7.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 83 5.8 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 736 51.1 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Essendon West, 51.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 821 57.7 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 130 9.1 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
England 39 2.7 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Vietnam 30 2.1 119,353 2.0 320,208 1.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 29 2.0 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0

In Essendon West, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.7%, Italy 9.1%, England 2.7%, Vietnam 2.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 845 59.4 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Italy 121 8.5 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
England 37 2.6 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 31 2.2 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
Vietnam 29 2.0 124,556 2.1 335,060 1.4

In Essendon West, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.4%, Italy 8.5%, England 2.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2% and Vietnam 2.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Catholic 649 45.4 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 340 23.8 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 105 7.3 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 104 7.3 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 51 3.6 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Essendon West were Catholic 45.4%, No Religion, so described 23.8%, Anglican 7.3%, Not stated 7.3% and Eastern Orthodox 3.6%. In Essendon West, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 68 4.7 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 31 2.1 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Vietnamese 24 1.7 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
Arabic 22 1.5 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Greek 21 1.5 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
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English only spoken at home 1,102 76.4 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 144 26.2 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Essendon West 76.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 4.7%, Mandarin 2.1%, Vietnamese 1.7%, Arabic 1.5% and Greek 1.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 438 60.0 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 235 32.2 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 37 5.1 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 20 2.7 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 730 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Essendon West. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 32.2% were employed part-time and 2.7% 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
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 97 13.6 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 68 9.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 70 9.8 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 105 14.7 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 330 46.3 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Essendon West, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 195 27.4 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 123 17.3 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 105 14.8 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 81 11.4 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 73 10.3 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 71 10.0 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 34 4.8 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 23 3.2 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Essendon West included Professionals 27.4%, Managers 17.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.0%, Labourers 4.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 26 4.2 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 22 3.5 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Primary Education 22 3.5 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Accounting Services 19 3.1 35,217 1.3 127,263 1.2
Higher Education 18 2.9 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5

Of the employed people in Essendon West, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Primary Education 3.5%, Accounting Services 3.1% and Higher Education 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 730 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,155 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,691 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Essendon West was $730.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 441 62.2 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 34 4.8 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 34 4.8 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 31 4.4 21,010 0.8 104,122 1.0
Worked at home 18 2.5 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 103 14.7 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 502 71.4 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Essendon West, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.2%, Train 4.8%, Car, as passenger 4.8%, Train, bus 4.4% and Worked at home 2.5%. On the day, 14.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 853 72.1 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 365 30.8 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 148 12.5 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 238 20.1 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Essendon West, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.8% 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, 20.1% 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
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 293 24.8 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 324 27.4 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 133 11.2 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 103 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 Essendon West, 27.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% 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 Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 127 32.5 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 190 48.6 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 66 16.9 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 8 2.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Essendon West, 48.6% were couple families with children, 32.5% were couple families without children and 16.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Essendon West, 20.6% of single parents were male and 79.4% 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
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 75 23.4 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 7 2.2 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 80 25.0 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 46 14.4 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 13 4.1 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 63 19.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 17 5.3 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 19 5.9 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Essendon West, of couple families with children, 23.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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 Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 528 90.6 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 55 9.4 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Essendon West, 90.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 366 69.3 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 159 30.1 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.6 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Essendon West, 69.3% were separate houses, 30.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 12 2.3 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 88 16.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 264 50.3 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 148 28.2 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 13 2.5 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Essendon West, of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 16.8% had 2 bedrooms and 50.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 209 39.1 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 167 31.2 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 137 25.6 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 5 0.9 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 17 3.2 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Essendon West, 39.1% were owned outright, 31.2% were owned with a mortgage and 25.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 388 73.2 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 127 24.0 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 15 2.8 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Essendon West, of all households, 73.2% were family households, 24.0% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.5 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 24.8 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Essendon West, 18.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.8% 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 Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 360 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.5 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.5 -- 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 Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,100 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.5 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.5 -- 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 Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 30 5.6 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 180 33.7 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 223 41.8 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 82 15.4 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 19 3.6 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Essendon West, 33.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 79 14.9 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 438 82.5 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 14 2.6 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Essendon West, 82.5% 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.
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 11 100.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Essendon West, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 24 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
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Essendon West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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
Essendon West % Essendon West Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Essendon West, 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.