Surf Beach (Vic.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22386
People 533
Male 51.8%
Female 48.2%
Median age 43
Families 136
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 612
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,008
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,100
Median weekly rent $245
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
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 275 51.8 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 256 48.2 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 5 0.9 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 533 people in Surf Beach (Vic.). Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

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Age Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 35 6.7 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 42 8.1 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 29 5.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 15 2.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 24 4.6 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 28 5.4 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 23 4.4 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 33 6.3 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 41 7.9 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 34 6.5 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 42 8.1 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 42 8.1 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 34 6.5 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 54 10.4 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 22 4.2 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 11 2.1 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 8 1.5 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 0.6 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Surf Beach (Vic.) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 203 48.8 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 12 2.9 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 56 13.5 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 9 2.2 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 136 32.7 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Surf Beach (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 48.8% were married and 15.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 152 44.8 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 58 17.1 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 129 38.1 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Surf Beach (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 14 8.7 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 47 29.2 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 15 9.3 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 4 2.5 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 8 5.0 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4 2.5 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 13 8.1 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 1.9 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 53 32.9 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Surf Beach (Vic.) 29.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.5% were in primary school, 10.2% in secondary school and 10.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 74 17.6 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 48 11.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 18 4.3 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 77 18.3 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 54 12.9 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 29 6.9 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 26 6.2 376,237 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 19 4.5 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 49 11.7 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Surf Beach (Vic.), 12.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 223 32.1 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 191 27.5 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 64 9.2 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 56 8.1 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 21 3.0 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Surf Beach (Vic.) were Australian 32.1%, English 27.5%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 8.1% and Italian 3.0%.

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

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Country of birth Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 399 76.9 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 25 4.8 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Northern Ireland 8 1.5 5,748 0.1 23,022 0.1
New Zealand 4 0.8 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Solomon Islands 4 0.8 184 0.0 1,985 0.0
Wales 3 0.6 4,689 0.1 28,046 0.1

In Surf Beach (Vic.), 76.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.8%, Northern Ireland 1.5%, New Zealand 0.8%, Solomon Islands 0.8% and Wales 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 87 16.6 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 37 7.1 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 36 6.9 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 307 58.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Surf Beach (Vic.), 58.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 347 67.4 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 40 7.8 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 11 2.1 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Italy 10 1.9 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
Scotland 8 1.6 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Surf Beach (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.4%, England 7.8%, New Zealand 2.1%, Italy 1.9% and Scotland 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 352 69.0 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 40 7.8 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Northern Ireland 11 2.2 9,019 0.2 34,975 0.1
United States of America 11 2.2 20,236 0.3 89,357 0.4
Netherlands 8 1.6 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6

In Surf Beach (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.0%, England 7.8%, Northern Ireland 2.2%, United States of America 2.2% and Netherlands 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 249 47.5 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 77 14.7 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 63 12.0 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 62 11.8 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Baptist 14 2.7 77,469 1.3 345,142 1.5

The most common responses for religion in Surf Beach (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 47.5%, Catholic 14.7%, Not stated 12.0%, Anglican 11.8% and Baptist 2.7%. In Surf Beach (Vic.), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (53.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 7 1.3 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Auslan 4 0.8 2,874 0.0 10,112 0.0
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English only spoken at home 455 87.5 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 14 6.3 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Surf Beach (Vic.) 87.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.3% and Auslan 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 106 43.1 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 104 42.3 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 27 11.0 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 9 3.7 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 246 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Surf Beach (Vic.). Of these 43.1% were employed full time, 42.3% were employed part-time and 3.7% 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
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 26 10.8 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 36 15.0 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 40 16.7 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 35 14.6 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 80 33.3 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Surf Beach (Vic.), 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 47 20.3 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 46 19.9 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 37 16.0 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 26 11.3 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 25 10.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 21 9.1 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 20 8.7 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 9 3.9 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Surf Beach (Vic.) included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.3%, Professionals 19.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.0%, Labourers 11.3%, Managers 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Other Allied Health Services 9 4.9 19,354 0.7 68,701 0.6
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 8 4.4 31,753 1.2 131,908 1.2
Gardening Services 8 4.4 9,739 0.4 36,893 0.3
Primary Education 8 4.4 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 8 4.4 2,095 0.1 9,123 0.1

Of the employed people in Surf Beach (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Allied Health Services 4.9%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.4%, Gardening Services 4.4%, Primary Education 4.4% and Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 4.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 620 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,346 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,008 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Surf Beach (Vic.) was $620.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 171 73.7 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 17 7.3 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 11 4.7 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train 3 1.3 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 1.3 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 182 76.8 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Surf Beach (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 73.7%, Worked at home 7.3%, Car, as passenger 4.7% and Train 1.3%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 306 73.0 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 123 29.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 35 8.3 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 102 24.1 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Surf Beach (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.5% provided care for children and 8.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 74 17.7 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 135 32.4 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 54 12.9 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 41 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 Surf Beach (Vic.), 32.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% 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 Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 54 39.4 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 58 42.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 25 18.2 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Surf Beach (Vic.), 42.3% were couple families with children, 39.4% were couple families without children and 18.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Surf Beach (Vic.), 21.1% of single parents were male and 78.9% 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
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 18 16.4 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 7 6.4 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 27 24.5 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 11 10.0 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 7 6.4 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 23 20.9 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 12 10.9 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 5 4.5 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Surf Beach (Vic.), of couple families with children, 16.4% had both partners employed full-time, 6.4% had both employed part-time and 24.5% 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 Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 198 33.8 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 388 66.2 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Surf Beach (Vic.), 33.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 66.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 198 100.0 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 Surf Beach (Vic.), 100.0% 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
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 1.5 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 22 11.3 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 103 53.1 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 63 32.5 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.5 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 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Surf Beach (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 11.3% had 2 bedrooms and 53.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 73 37.1 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 78 39.6 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 40 20.3 607,354 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 6 3.0 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Surf Beach (Vic.), 37.1% were owned outright, 39.6% were owned with a mortgage and 20.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 136 67.3 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 63 31.2 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.5 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Surf Beach (Vic.), of all households, 67.3% were family households, 31.2% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

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Household income Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.6 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.4 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Surf Beach (Vic.), 21.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 245 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 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 Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,100 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.3 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.7 -- 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 Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 4 2.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 80 39.2 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 95 46.6 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 14 6.9 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 11 5.4 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Surf Beach (Vic.), 39.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 33 16.6 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 163 81.9 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 1.5 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Surf Beach (Vic.), 81.9% 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.

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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.
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (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 26 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Surf Beach (Vic.), 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 26 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
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (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 Surf Beach (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.

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
Surf Beach (Vic.) % Surf Beach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Surf Beach (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.

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.