Newington (Vic.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC21917
People 1,900
Male 47.8%
Female 52.2%
Median age 37
Families 479
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 796
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,430
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent $260
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
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 906 47.8 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 991 52.2 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 17 0.9 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,900 people in Newington (Vic.). Of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

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Age Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 102 5.4 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 119 6.3 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 124 6.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 273 14.5 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 88 4.7 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 99 5.2 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 88 4.7 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 89 4.7 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 118 6.2 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 145 7.7 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 113 6.0 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 126 6.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 100 5.3 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 100 5.3 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 88 4.7 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 46 2.4 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 37 2.0 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 33 1.7 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Newington (Vic.) was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 729 47.1 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 41 2.7 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 113 7.3 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 67 4.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 597 38.6 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Newington (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 47.1% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 660 52.0 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 104 8.2 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 506 39.8 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Newington (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 23 3.3 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 79 11.4 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 30 4.3 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 46 6.7 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 22 3.2 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 81 11.7 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 198 28.7 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 22 3.2 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 109 15.8 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 11 1.6 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 70 10.1 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Newington (Vic.) 36.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.2% were in primary school, 44.9% in secondary school and 19.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 443 28.7 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 138 8.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 42 2.7 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 138 8.9 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 176 11.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 163 10.6 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 161 10.4 376,237 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 149 9.6 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 104 6.7 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Newington (Vic.), 11.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 803 29.9 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 761 28.3 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 378 14.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 256 9.5 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 93 3.5 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Newington (Vic.) were English 29.9%, Australian 28.3%, Irish 14.1%, Scottish 9.5% and German 3.5%.

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 Newington (Vic.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,642 86.7 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 41 2.2 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 18 1.0 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 17 0.9 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Netherlands 11 0.6 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9 0.5 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2

In Newington (Vic.), 86.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.2%, New Zealand 1.0%, India 0.9%, Netherlands 0.6% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 219 11.5 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 118 6.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 77 4.1 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,398 73.5 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Newington (Vic.), 73.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,478 78.2 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 75 4.0 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 33 1.7 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 29 1.5 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 29 1.5 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Newington (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.2%, England 4.0%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.5% and Netherlands 1.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,534 81.9 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 68 3.6 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 22 1.2 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 22 1.2 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
India 21 1.1 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6

In Newington (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.9%, England 3.6%, New Zealand 1.2%, Netherlands 1.2% and India 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 689 36.1 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 572 29.9 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 202 10.6 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 141 7.4 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 122 6.4 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Newington (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 36.1%, Catholic 29.9%, Anglican 10.6%, Not stated 7.4% and Uniting Church 6.4%. In Newington (Vic.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 14 0.7 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Bengali 8 0.4 10,992 0.2 54,566 0.2
Vietnamese 8 0.4 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
Cantonese 7 0.4 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Russian 5 0.3 17,685 0.3 50,314 0.2
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English only spoken at home 1,735 92.2 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 44 6.2 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Newington (Vic.) 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.7%, Bengali 0.4%, Vietnamese 0.4%, Cantonese 0.4% and Russian 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 485 53.2 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 323 35.4 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 48 5.3 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 56 6.1 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 912 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Newington (Vic.). Of these 53.2% were employed full time, 35.4% were employed part-time and 6.1% 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
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 129 15.0 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 97 11.3 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 103 12.0 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 130 15.1 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 352 41.0 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Newington (Vic.), 15.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 291 34.2 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 100 11.7 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 99 11.6 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 92 10.8 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 80 9.4 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 75 8.8 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 71 8.3 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 35 4.1 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Newington (Vic.) included Professionals 34.2%, Managers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Labourers 8.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 83 11.2 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 32 4.3 28,778 1.1 122,286 1.1
Primary Education 28 3.8 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Higher Education 27 3.6 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Takeaway Food Services 25 3.4 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Newington (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 11.2%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.3%, Primary Education 3.8%, Higher Education 3.6% and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 632 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,855 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,430 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Newington (Vic.) was $632.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 570 66.9 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 44 5.2 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 43 5.0 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 29 3.4 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train 12 1.4 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 32 3.7 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 629 73.6 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Newington (Vic.), 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 5.2%, Walked only 5.0%, Worked at home 3.4% and Train 1.4%. On the day, 3.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,163 74.8 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 489 31.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 193 12.4 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 485 31.2 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Newington (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.5% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.2% 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
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 375 24.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 441 28.4 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 195 12.5 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 152 9.8 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Newington (Vic.), 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 193 40.4 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 194 40.6 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 81 16.9 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 10 2.1 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Newington (Vic.), 40.6% were couple families with children, 40.4% 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
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Newington (Vic.), 14.5% of single parents were male and 85.5% 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
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 77 20.1 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 12 3.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 107 27.9 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 48 12.5 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 24 6.2 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 75 19.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 27 7.0 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 14 3.6 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Newington (Vic.), of couple families with children, 20.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 27.9% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 689 88.7 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 88 11.3 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Newington (Vic.), 88.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 563 81.7 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 109 15.8 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 14 2.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.4 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Newington (Vic.), 81.7% were separate houses, 15.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 13 1.9 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 158 23.4 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 337 49.9 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 158 23.4 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 9 1.3 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Newington (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 1.9% had 1 bedroom, 23.4% had 2 bedrooms and 49.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 257 37.1 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 213 30.7 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 205 29.6 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 6 0.9 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 12 1.7 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Newington (Vic.), 37.1% were owned outright, 30.7% were owned with a mortgage and 29.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 474 68.8 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 191 27.7 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 24 3.5 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Newington (Vic.), of all households, 68.8% were family households, 27.7% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.7 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 17.2 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Newington (Vic.), 18.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.2% 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 Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 260 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.8 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.2 -- 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 Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.2 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.8 -- 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 Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 38 5.5 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 256 37.2 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 284 41.3 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 90 13.1 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 20 2.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Newington (Vic.), 37.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 78 11.4 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 592 86.2 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 17 2.5 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Newington (Vic.), 86.2% 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.
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 13 81.2 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3 18.8 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Newington (Vic.), 81.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 18.8% were female. The median age was 17 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
Newington (Vic.) % Newington (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.6 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.6 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,062 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Newington (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.6 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,062.

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

In Newington (Vic.), 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.

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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.