Melbourne

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC21629
People 47,285
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
Median age 27
Families 8,021
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.3
for all households (a) 0.1
All private dwellings 28,616
Average people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $1,148
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent $456
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5

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

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 23,016 48.7 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 24,276 51.3 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 92 0.2 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 47,285 people in Melbourne. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 27 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,016 2.1 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 491 1.0 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 268 0.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 3,817 8.1 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 12,716 26.9 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 10,127 21.4 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 6,410 13.6 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 3,234 6.8 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,839 3.9 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,430 3.0 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,296 2.7 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,159 2.5 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,051 2.2 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 959 2.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 605 1.3 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 341 0.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 198 0.4 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 325 0.7 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Melbourne was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 3.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 10,792 23.7 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 632 1.4 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 2,018 4.4 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 544 1.2 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 31,512 69.3 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Melbourne aged 15 years and over, 23.7% were married and 5.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 7,476 19.7 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 4,976 13.1 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 25,531 67.2 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Melbourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 19.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 182 0.7 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 328 1.3 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 49 0.2 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 87 0.4 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 284 1.2 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 51 0.2 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 210 0.9 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,230 9.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 13,465 55.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,662 6.8 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 5,955 24.3 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Melbourne 51.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 1.9% were in primary school, 2.3% in secondary school and 64.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 19,521 42.9 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3,534 7.8 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 508 1.1 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,081 2.4 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 11,350 24.9 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,088 2.4 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 633 1.4 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 7 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 582 1.3 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 154 0.3 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 6,169 13.6 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Melbourne, 24.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 3.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Chinese 17,931 32.6 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9
English 5,632 10.2 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 3,338 6.1 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Indian 2,950 5.4 209,257 2.7 619,164 2.0
Irish 2,061 3.7 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Melbourne were Chinese 32.6%, English 10.2%, Australian 6.1%, Indian 5.4% and Irish 3.7%.

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

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Country of birth Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 9,429 20.0 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10,142 21.5 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
Malaysia 3,406 7.2 50,049 0.8 138,364 0.6
India 2,695 5.7 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Indonesia 1,824 3.9 17,805 0.3 73,213 0.3
Korea, Republic of (South) 1,609 3.4 14,797 0.2 98,776 0.4

In Melbourne, 20.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 21.5%, Malaysia 7.2%, India 5.7%, Indonesia 3.9% and Korea, Republic of (South) 3.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 33,942 71.8 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,034 2.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 901 1.9 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 5,627 11.9 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Melbourne, 11.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 71.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10,860 23.0 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
Australia 6,565 13.9 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Malaysia 3,577 7.6 56,624 1.0 156,829 0.7
India 2,955 6.3 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
Indonesia 1,877 4.0 22,190 0.4 92,027 0.4

In Melbourne, the most common countries of birth for male parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 23.0%, Australia 13.9%, Malaysia 7.6%, India 6.3% and Indonesia 4.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10,851 23.0 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
Australia 6,708 14.2 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Malaysia 3,595 7.6 59,580 1.0 167,467 0.7
India 2,932 6.2 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
Indonesia 1,958 4.1 24,302 0.4 103,023 0.4

In Melbourne, the most common countries of birth for female parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 23.0%, Australia 14.2%, Malaysia 7.6%, India 6.2% and Indonesia 4.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 20,635 43.6 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 7,175 15.2 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 5,166 10.9 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Buddhism 4,761 10.1 181,938 3.1 563,674 2.4
Hinduism 2,469 5.2 134,939 2.3 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in Melbourne were No Religion, so described 43.6%, Not stated 15.2%, Catholic 10.9%, Buddhism 10.1% and Hinduism 5.2%. In Melbourne, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (51.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 12,462 26.4 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 2,307 4.9 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Indonesian 1,630 3.5 16,782 0.3 67,891 0.3
Korean 1,459 3.1 15,519 0.3 108,997 0.5
Thai 1,078 2.3 11,669 0.2 55,444 0.2
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English only spoken at home 13,590 28.8 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 14,051 57.0 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Melbourne 28.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 26.4%, Cantonese 4.9%, Indonesian 3.5%, Korean 3.1% and Thai 2.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 13,266 54.0 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 7,200 29.3 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 924 3.8 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3,189 13.0 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 24,579 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Melbourne. Of these 54.0% were employed full time, 29.3% were employed part-time and 13.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,322 10.9 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 3,226 15.1 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,651 7.7 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,563 16.7 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 9,701 45.4 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Melbourne, 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 7,488 35.0 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 2,955 13.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,773 13.0 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,282 10.7 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,890 8.8 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 1,811 8.5 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 1,560 7.3 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 252 1.2 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Melbourne included Professionals 35.0%, Managers 13.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Labourers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 2,586 12.2 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,546 7.3 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Banking 623 2.9 43,852 1.6 144,232 1.3
Higher Education 609 2.9 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Accommodation 589 2.8 22,398 0.8 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in Melbourne, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 12.2%, Computer System Design and Related Services 7.3%, Banking 2.9%, Higher Education 2.9% and Accommodation 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 532 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,716 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,148 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Melbourne was $532.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Walked only 6,538 30.6 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Tram 5,268 24.6 51,140 1.9 58,736 0.5
Car, as driver 2,995 14.0 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 1,438 6.7 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 792 3.7 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 8,114 37.9 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,471 16.2 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Melbourne, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 30.6%, Tram 24.6%, Car, as driver 14.0%, Train 6.7% and Worked at home 3.7%. On the day, 37.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 16.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 23,399 51.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,402 7.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,982 4.4 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 7,039 15.5 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Melbourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 7.5% provided care for children and 4.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% 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
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 12,085 26.6 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 8,418 18.5 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,860 4.1 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,029 2.3 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Melbourne, 18.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 5,148 64.2 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,287 16.0 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 608 7.6 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 978 12.2 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Melbourne, 16.0% were couple families with children, 64.2% were couple families without children and 7.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Melbourne, 17.3% of single parents were male and 82.7% 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
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,752 27.2 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 409 6.4 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 843 13.1 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,230 19.1 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 466 7.2 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,010 15.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 270 4.2 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 455 7.1 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Melbourne, of couple families with children, 27.2% had both partners employed full-time, 6.4% had both employed part-time and 13.1% 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 Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 21,003 83.8 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4,064 16.2 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Melbourne, 83.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 42 0.2 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 38 0.2 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 20,637 98.3 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 59 0.3 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Melbourne, 0.2% were separate houses, 0.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 98.3% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 938 4.5 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 6,709 31.9 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 10,458 49.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,041 9.7 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 209 1.0 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 646 3.1 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 1.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Melbourne, of occupied private dwellings 31.9% had 1 bedroom, 49.8% had 2 bedrooms and 9.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.7. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,945 14.0 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3,152 15.0 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 14,026 66.8 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 178 0.8 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 707 3.4 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Melbourne, 14.0% were owned outright, 15.0% were owned with a mortgage and 66.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 7,970 37.9 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 7,970 37.9 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 5,066 24.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Melbourne, of all households, 37.9% were family households, 37.9% were single person households and 24.1% were group households.

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Household income Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 34.4 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.5 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Melbourne, 34.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.5% 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 Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 456 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 60.3 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 39.7 -- 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 Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,800 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 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 Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 12,836 61.1 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 5,889 28.0 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,184 5.6 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 221 1.1 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 872 4.2 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Melbourne, 28.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 5.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,415 6.7 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 18,882 89.9 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 708 3.4 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Melbourne, 89.9% 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.
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 50 55.6 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 40 44.4 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 34 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Melbourne, 55.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.4% were female. The median age was 34 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
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.8 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,125 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Melbourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.8 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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
Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 438 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,867 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Melbourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $438 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,867.

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.