Point Lonsdale

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22076
People 2,684
Male 46%
Female 54%
Median age 59
Families 696
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 2,390
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,238
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,616
Median weekly rent $310
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
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 1,235 46.0 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,451 54.0 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 8 0.3 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,684 people in Point Lonsdale. Of these 46.0% were male and 54.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

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Age Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 59 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 97 3.6 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 121 4.5 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 146 5.5 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 110 4.1 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 58 2.2 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 61 2.3 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 77 2.9 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 100 3.8 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 133 5.0 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 130 4.9 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 152 5.7 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 161 6.0 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 234 8.8 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 278 10.4 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 264 9.9 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 210 7.9 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 156 5.9 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 177 6.6 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Point Lonsdale was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 40.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 1,394 60.2 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 55 2.4 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 191 8.2 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 245 10.6 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 432 18.6 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Point Lonsdale aged 15 years and over, 60.2% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,060 57.6 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 144 7.8 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 636 34.6 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Point Lonsdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 35 5.1 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 98 14.3 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 58 8.5 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 14 2.0 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 38 5.6 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 52 7.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 40 5.9 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 29 4.2 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 82 12.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 20 2.9 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 217 31.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Point Lonsdale 25.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.1% were in primary school, 19.3% in secondary school and 16.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 699 30.1 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 298 12.8 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 42 1.8 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 204 8.8 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 257 11.1 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 146 6.3 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 176 7.6 376,237 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 148 6.4 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.3 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 273 11.7 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Point Lonsdale, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 1,274 33.8 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 945 25.1 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 458 12.2 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 456 12.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
German 108 2.9 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Point Lonsdale were English 33.8%, Australian 25.1%, Scottish 12.2%, Irish 12.1% and German 2.9%.

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 Point Lonsdale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,176 81.7 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 115 4.3 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 31 1.2 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 16 0.6 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Netherlands 14 0.5 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
Germany 11 0.4 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Point Lonsdale, 81.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 0.6%, Netherlands 0.5% and Germany 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 324 12.1 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 197 7.3 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 133 4.9 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,801 67.0 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Point Lonsdale, 67.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,944 73.6 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 186 7.0 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 46 1.7 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 33 1.2 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 31 1.2 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Point Lonsdale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.6%, England 7.0%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.2% and Netherlands 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,020 76.1 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 166 6.3 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 34 1.3 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1
New Zealand 32 1.2 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 31 1.2 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6

In Point Lonsdale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.1%, England 6.3%, Scotland 1.3%, New Zealand 1.2% and Netherlands 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 896 33.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 541 20.2 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 469 17.5 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 281 10.5 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 251 9.4 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Point Lonsdale were No Religion, so described 33.4%, Catholic 20.2%, Anglican 17.5%, Not stated 10.5% and Uniting Church 9.4%. In Point Lonsdale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 16 0.6 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Dutch 11 0.4 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
German 9 0.3 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
French 9 0.3 19,313 0.3 70,873 0.3
Japanese 9 0.3 11,480 0.2 55,966 0.2
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English only spoken at home 2,391 89.6 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 49 4.3 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Point Lonsdale 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.6%, Dutch 0.4%, German 0.3%, French 0.3% and Japanese 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 471 49.8 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 379 40.1 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 54 5.7 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 42 4.4 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 946 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Point Lonsdale. Of these 49.8% were employed full time, 40.1% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 161 17.7 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 105 11.6 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 120 13.2 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 102 11.2 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 365 40.2 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Point Lonsdale, 17.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 284 31.5 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 147 16.3 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 110 12.2 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 108 12.0 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 82 9.1 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 70 7.8 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 56 6.2 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 23 2.6 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Point Lonsdale included Professionals 31.5%, Managers 16.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.1%, Sales Workers 7.8%, Labourers 6.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 47 5.7 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 26 3.2 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 23 2.8 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Accommodation 22 2.7 22,398 0.8 113,377 1.1
Primary Education 21 2.6 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Point Lonsdale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%, Accommodation 2.7% and Primary Education 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 668 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,638 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,238 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Point Lonsdale was $668.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 552 61.8 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 92 10.3 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 22 2.5 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 20 2.2 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Bicycle 15 1.7 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 41 4.5 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 595 65.5 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Point Lonsdale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.8%, Worked at home 10.3%, Walked only 2.5%, Car, as passenger 2.2% and Bicycle 1.7%. On the day, 4.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,699 73.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 606 26.2 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 327 14.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 794 34.3 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Point Lonsdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.2% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.3% 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
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 428 18.5 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 700 30.2 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 350 15.1 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 224 9.7 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Point Lonsdale, 30.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 402 57.3 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 218 31.1 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 78 11.1 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.4 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Point Lonsdale, 31.1% were couple families with children, 57.3% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

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

In Point Lonsdale, 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
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 83 13.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 34 5.5 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 90 14.6 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 53 8.6 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 49 7.9 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 243 39.4 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 25 4.1 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 40 6.5 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Point Lonsdale, of couple families with children, 13.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 14.6% 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 Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,037 45.3 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,254 54.7 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Point Lonsdale, 45.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 54.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 921 88.8 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 87 8.4 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 20 1.9 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 4 0.4 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Point Lonsdale, 88.8% were separate houses, 8.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 22 2.1 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 146 14.2 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 554 53.7 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 297 28.8 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 12 1.2 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Point Lonsdale, of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 14.2% had 2 bedrooms and 53.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 598 57.8 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 217 21.0 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 194 18.7 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 5 0.5 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 21 2.0 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Point Lonsdale, 57.8% were owned outright, 21.0% were owned with a mortgage and 18.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 693 67.2 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 327 31.7 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 12 1.2 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Point Lonsdale, of all households, 67.2% were family households, 31.7% were single person households and 1.2% were group households.

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Household income Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.7 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.0 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Point Lonsdale, 21.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.0% 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 Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.1 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.9 -- 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 Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,616 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.9 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.1 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 32 3.1 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 403 39.0 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 429 41.5 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 132 12.8 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 38 3.7 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Point Lonsdale, 39.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 119 11.4 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 909 87.4 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 12 1.2 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Point Lonsdale, 87.4% 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.
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 4 100.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 57 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Point Lonsdale, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 57 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
Point Lonsdale % Point Lonsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.6 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,749 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Point Lonsdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,749.

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

In Point Lonsdale, 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.