Jacana

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC21239
People 2,128
Male 52.2%
Female 47.8%
Median age 36
Families 503
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 851
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,061
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,447
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 1,107 52.2 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,014 47.8 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35 1.6 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,128 people in Jacana. Of these 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

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Age Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 134 6.3 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 121 5.7 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 78 3.7 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 106 5.0 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 161 7.6 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 240 11.3 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 180 8.5 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 139 6.5 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 119 5.6 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 122 5.7 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 149 7.0 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 121 5.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 127 6.0 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 62 2.9 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 80 3.8 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 78 3.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 53 2.5 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 54 2.5 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Jacana was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 771 43.1 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 62 3.5 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 157 8.8 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 107 6.0 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 691 38.6 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Jacana aged 15 years and over, 43.1% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 650 41.3 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 88 5.6 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 836 53.1 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Jacana, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 19 2.8 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 92 13.5 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 25 3.7 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 17 2.5 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 65 9.5 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 18 2.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 4 0.6 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 62 9.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 113 16.5 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 43 6.3 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 226 33.0 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Jacana 32.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.2% were in primary school, 12.3% in secondary school and 26.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 258 14.5 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 140 7.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 42 2.4 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 189 10.6 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 325 18.2 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 99 5.6 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 141 7.9 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 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 256 14.4 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 31 1.7 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 262 14.7 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Jacana, 18.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 426 16.4 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 349 13.5 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 149 5.7 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 119 4.6 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Indian 116 4.5 209,257 2.7 619,164 2.0

The most common ancestries in Jacana were Australian 16.4%, English 13.5%, Irish 5.7%, Scottish 4.6% and Indian 4.5%.

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

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Country of birth Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,003 48.1 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 120 5.8 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Pakistan 86 4.1 21,125 0.4 61,913 0.3
Iraq 49 2.4 18,637 0.3 67,352 0.3
Vietnam 46 2.2 80,787 1.4 219,355 0.9
Sri Lanka 45 2.2 55,830 0.9 109,849 0.5

In Jacana, 48.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 5.8%, Pakistan 4.1%, Iraq 2.4%, Vietnam 2.2% and Sri Lanka 2.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,183 55.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 110 5.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 57 2.7 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 585 27.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Jacana, 27.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 55.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 654 31.1 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
India 143 6.8 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
Turkey 89 4.2 32,709 0.6 66,516 0.3
Lebanon 88 4.2 41,021 0.7 196,333 0.8
Pakistan 85 4.0 25,277 0.4 75,804 0.3

In Jacana, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 31.1%, India 6.8%, Turkey 4.2%, Lebanon 4.2% and Pakistan 4.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 696 33.3 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
India 142 6.8 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
Turkey 88 4.2 30,339 0.5 60,738 0.3
Pakistan 85 4.1 25,155 0.4 75,097 0.3
Lebanon 77 3.7 36,895 0.6 176,241 0.8

In Jacana, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 33.3%, India 6.8%, Turkey 4.2%, Pakistan 4.1% and Lebanon 3.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Catholic 486 23.1 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 401 19.0 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Islam 355 16.8 197,030 3.3 604,240 2.6
Not stated 230 10.9 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 108 5.1 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Jacana were Catholic 23.1%, No Religion, so described 19.0%, Islam 16.8%, Not stated 10.9% and Anglican 5.1%. In Jacana, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (47.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arabic 130 6.2 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Turkish 89 4.2 31,832 0.5 58,355 0.2
Punjabi 77 3.7 56,171 0.9 132,496 0.6
Urdu 68 3.2 23,205 0.4 69,293 0.3
Vietnamese 49 2.3 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 952 45.2 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 353 46.3 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Jacana 45.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 6.2%, Turkish 4.2%, Punjabi 3.7%, Urdu 3.2% and Vietnamese 2.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 465 52.1 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 259 29.0 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 51 5.7 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 117 13.1 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 892 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Jacana. Of these 52.1% were employed full time, 29.0% were employed part-time and 13.1% 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
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 78 10.1 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 100 12.9 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 78 10.1 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 224 28.9 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 242 31.3 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Jacana, 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 143 18.6 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 115 14.9 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 109 14.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 109 14.2 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 92 11.9 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 74 9.6 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 61 7.9 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 52 6.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Jacana included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.2%, Labourers 14.2%, Professionals 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 7.9% and Managers 6.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 24 3.5 31,753 1.2 131,908 1.2
Cafes and Restaurants 20 2.9 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Child Care Services 20 2.9 30,241 1.1 118,234 1.1
Takeaway Food Services 19 2.7 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 18 2.6 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Jacana, the most common responses for industry of employment included Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%, Child Care Services 2.9%, Takeaway Food Services 2.7% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 446 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,186 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,061 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Jacana was $446.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 504 65.3 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 64 8.3 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 45 5.8 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 17 2.2 21,010 0.8 104,122 1.0
Bus 13 1.7 28,761 1.1 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 109 14.1 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 564 72.6 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Jacana, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.3%, Train 8.3%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Train, bus 2.2% and Bus 1.7%. On the day, 14.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 969 54.1 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 400 22.3 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 196 11.0 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 216 12.1 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Jacana, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.3% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.1% 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
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 310 17.4 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 342 19.2 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 163 9.2 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 145 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 Jacana, 19.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.2% 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 Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 154 29.8 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 225 43.5 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 117 22.6 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 21 4.1 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Jacana, 43.5% were couple families with children, 29.8% were couple families without children and 22.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Jacana, 17.5% of single parents were male and 82.5% 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
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 46 12.4 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 10 2.7 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 49 13.2 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 82 22.0 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 34 9.1 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 110 29.6 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 26 7.0 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 15 4.0 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Jacana, of couple families with children, 12.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 13.2% 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 Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 712 89.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 87 10.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Jacana, 89.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 597 83.8 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 48 6.7 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 67 9.4 246,040 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 Jacana, 83.8% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 14 2.0 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 134 18.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 461 64.8 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 71 10.0 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 31 4.4 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Jacana, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 18.8% had 2 bedrooms and 64.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 236 33.3 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 196 27.6 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 233 32.9 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 1.1 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 36 5.1 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Jacana, 33.3% were owned outright, 27.6% were owned with a mortgage and 32.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 480 67.3 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 188 26.4 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 45 6.3 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Jacana, of all households, 67.3% were family households, 26.4% were single person households and 6.3% were group households.

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Household income Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.5 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.4 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Jacana, 28.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.4% 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 Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.1 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.9 -- 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 Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,447 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.1 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.9 -- 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 Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 93 13.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 267 37.3 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 203 28.4 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 108 15.1 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 45 6.3 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Jacana, 37.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 152 21.4 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 522 73.5 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 36 5.1 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Jacana, 73.5% 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.
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 9 27.3 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 24 72.7 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Jacana, 27.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 72.7% were female. The median age was 21 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
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.6 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 850 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Jacana, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $850.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Jacana % Jacana Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Jacana, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 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)

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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.