Sassafras (Vic.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22228
People 1,061
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 43
Families 299
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 411
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,989
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,794
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 523 49.2 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 541 50.8 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6 0.6 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,061 people in Sassafras (Vic.). Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 47 4.4 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 63 5.9 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 86 8.0 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 67 6.2 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 53 4.9 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 47 4.4 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 44 4.1 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 57 5.3 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 99 9.2 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 79 7.3 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 90 8.4 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 92 8.6 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 85 7.9 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 78 7.2 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 40 3.7 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 21 2.0 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 14 1.3 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 14 1.3 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Sassafras (Vic.) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 471 53.4 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 25 2.8 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 77 8.7 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 29 3.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 280 31.7 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Sassafras (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 53.4% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 408 52.8 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 103 13.3 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 261 33.8 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Sassafras (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 17 5.0 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 78 22.9 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 8 2.4 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 10 2.9 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 37 10.9 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 27 7.9 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 20 5.9 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 14 4.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 45 13.2 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 0.9 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 81 23.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Sassafras (Vic.) 32.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.9% were in primary school, 25.1% in secondary school and 17.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 262 30.3 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 112 12.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 26 3.0 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 81 9.4 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 128 14.8 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 47 5.4 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 64 7.4 376,237 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 37 4.3 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 87 10.1 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Sassafras (Vic.), 14.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 470 31.2 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 339 22.5 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 153 10.2 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 129 8.6 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 67 4.5 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Sassafras (Vic.) were English 31.2%, Australian 22.5%, Irish 10.2%, Scottish 8.6% and German 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 Sassafras (Vic.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 793 76.1 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 75 7.2 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Germany 13 1.2 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4
United States of America 10 1.0 19,695 0.3 86,125 0.4
Netherlands 9 0.9 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
Romania 7 0.7 5,423 0.1 14,392 0.1

In Sassafras (Vic.), 76.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.2%, Germany 1.2%, United States of America 1.0%, Netherlands 0.9% and Romania 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 259 24.2 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 98 9.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 57 5.3 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 574 53.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Sassafras (Vic.), 53.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 635 61.0 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 119 11.4 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Germany 21 2.0 44,703 0.8 170,571 0.7
Netherlands 21 2.0 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
Scotland 13 1.2 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Sassafras (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.0%, England 11.4%, Germany 2.0%, Netherlands 2.0% and Scotland 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 671 64.0 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 109 10.4 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 21 2.0 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 17 1.6 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
Germany 15 1.4 44,270 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Sassafras (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.0%, England 10.4%, Scotland 2.0%, Netherlands 1.6% and Germany 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 562 53.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 137 13.0 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 119 11.3 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 100 9.5 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Christian, nfd 30 2.9 146,441 2.5 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Sassafras (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 53.4%, Catholic 13.0%, Not stated 11.3%, Anglican 9.5% and Christian, nfd 2.9%. In Sassafras (Vic.), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (59.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
German 12 1.1 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Thai 5 0.5 11,669 0.2 55,444 0.2
Afrikaans 4 0.4 5,560 0.1 43,741 0.2
Greek 4 0.4 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Italian 4 0.4 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 917 87.5 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 39 10.4 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Sassafras (Vic.) 87.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.1%, Thai 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.4%, Greek 0.4% and Italian 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 315 53.7 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 215 36.6 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 32 5.5 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 25 4.3 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 587 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sassafras (Vic.). Of these 53.7% were employed full time, 36.6% were employed part-time and 4.3% 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
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 81 14.2 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 61 10.7 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 80 14.1 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 72 12.7 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 245 43.1 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Sassafras (Vic.), 14.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 152 27.6 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 113 20.5 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 77 14.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 74 13.4 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 67 12.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 30 5.4 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 26 4.7 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 9 1.6 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Sassafras (Vic.) included Professionals 27.6%, Managers 20.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 5.4%, Labourers 4.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 39 8.3 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 19 4.0 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 19 4.0 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 15 3.2 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 13 2.8 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Sassafras (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 8.3%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%, Primary Education 3.2% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 746 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,223 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,989 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sassafras (Vic.) was $746.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 350 62.4 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 44 7.8 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 21 3.7 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train, car as driver 17 3.0 28,327 1.0 86,003 0.8
Train 15 2.7 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 52 9.3 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 391 69.9 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Sassafras (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.4%, Worked at home 7.8%, Car, as passenger 3.7%, Train, car as driver 3.0% and Train 2.7%. On the day, 9.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 684 78.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 249 28.8 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 119 13.6 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 245 28.2 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Sassafras (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 78.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.8% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.2% 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
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 209 24.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 270 31.1 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 124 14.3 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 79 9.1 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sassafras (Vic.), 31.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 104 35.1 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 158 53.4 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 34 11.5 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Sassafras (Vic.), 53.4% were couple families with children, 35.1% were couple families without children and 11.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 9.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 90.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Sassafras (Vic.), 9.7% of single parents were male and 90.3% 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
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 51 19.8 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 9 3.5 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 87 33.9 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 35 13.6 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 16 6.2 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 27 10.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 15 5.8 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 17 6.6 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Sassafras (Vic.), of couple families with children, 19.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 33.9% 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 Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 348 91.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 34 8.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Sassafras (Vic.), 91.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 345 99.1 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Sassafras (Vic.), 99.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 6 1.7 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 46 12.9 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 146 41.0 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 151 42.4 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 7 2.0 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Sassafras (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 1.7% had 1 bedroom, 12.9% had 2 bedrooms and 41.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 134 38.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 184 52.9 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 27 7.8 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 3 0.9 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Sassafras (Vic.), 38.5% were owned outright, 52.9% were owned with a mortgage and 7.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 295 81.7 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 58 16.1 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 8 2.2 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Sassafras (Vic.), of all households, 81.7% were family households, 16.1% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

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Household income Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 12.1 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 24.1 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Sassafras (Vic.), 12.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.1% 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 Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.8 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.2 -- 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 Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,794 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.8 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.2 -- 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 Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 75 21.3 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 177 50.3 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 97 27.6 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 0.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Sassafras (Vic.), 21.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 12 3.4 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 333 95.1 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 5 1.4 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Sassafras (Vic.), 95.1% 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.
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 3 50.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3 50.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 46 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Sassafras (Vic.), 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 46 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
Sassafras (Vic.) % Sassafras (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

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

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

In Sassafras (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.