Swan Reach (Vic.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22397
People 751
Male 52.7%
Female 47.3%
Median age 55
Families 205
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 369
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $900
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $180
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 395 52.7 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 355 47.3 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 8 1.1 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 751 people in Swan Reach (Vic.). Of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 55 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 41 5.5 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 49 6.6 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 27 3.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 28 3.8 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 20 2.7 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 31 4.2 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 30 4.0 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 30 4.0 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 37 5.0 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 40 5.4 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 36 4.8 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 69 9.3 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 81 10.9 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 108 14.5 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 55 7.4 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 27 3.6 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 23 3.1 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 12 1.6 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Swan Reach (Vic.) was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 368 58.3 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 25 4.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 61 9.7 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 43 6.8 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 134 21.2 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Swan Reach (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 58.3% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 298 57.3 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 52 10.0 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 170 32.7 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Swan Reach (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 11 6.3 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 43 24.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4 2.3 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 11 6.3 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 10 5.7 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 11 6.3 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.7 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 81 46.6 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Swan Reach (Vic.) 24.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 13.4% in secondary school and 8.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 64 10.0 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 57 8.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 22 3.5 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 135 21.2 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 67 10.5 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 40 6.3 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 72 11.3 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 0.6 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 65 10.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.5 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 96 15.1 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Swan Reach (Vic.), 10.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.5% 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 Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 329 33.3 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 309 31.3 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 76 7.7 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 63 6.4 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
German 29 2.9 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Swan Reach (Vic.) were English 33.3%, Australian 31.3%, Scottish 7.7%, Irish 6.4% 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 Swan Reach (Vic.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 587 80.7 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 35 4.8 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Greece 9 1.2 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4
Germany 7 1.0 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 7 1.0 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
New Zealand 4 0.6 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Swan Reach (Vic.), 80.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.8%, Greece 1.2%, Germany 1.0%, Netherlands 1.0% and New Zealand 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 113 15.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 49 6.6 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 43 5.8 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 470 63.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Swan Reach (Vic.), 63.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 525 70.8 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 54 7.3 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 18 2.4 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
Scotland 15 2.0 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
Germany 13 1.8 44,703 0.8 170,571 0.7

In Swan Reach (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.8%, England 7.3%, Netherlands 2.4%, Scotland 2.0% and Germany 1.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 525 70.7 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 60 8.1 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 15 2.0 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 13 1.7 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
Scotland 12 1.6 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Swan Reach (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.7%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 2.0%, Netherlands 1.7% and Scotland 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 297 39.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 115 15.3 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 105 13.9 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 96 12.7 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Jehovah's Witnesses 31 4.1 14,630 0.2 82,510 0.4

The most common responses for religion in Swan Reach (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 39.4%, Anglican 15.3%, Not stated 13.9%, Catholic 12.7% and Jehovah's Witnesses 4.1%. In Swan Reach (Vic.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
German 5 0.7 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Greek 5 0.7 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Dutch 4 0.5 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
Spanish 4 0.5 35,494 0.6 140,817 0.6
Italian 3 0.4 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 662 88.1 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 18 5.6 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Swan Reach (Vic.) 88.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.7%, Greek 0.7%, Dutch 0.5%, Spanish 0.5% and Italian 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 153 50.8 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 114 37.9 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 22 7.3 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 12 4.0 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 301 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Swan Reach (Vic.). Of these 50.8% were employed full time, 37.9% were employed part-time and 4.0% were unemployed.

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

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 43 15.3 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 35 12.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 32 11.4 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 46 16.4 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 103 36.7 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Swan Reach (Vic.), 15.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 49 17.8 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 45 16.4 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 39 14.2 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 39 14.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 36 13.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 26 9.5 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 20 7.3 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 14 5.1 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Swan Reach (Vic.) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.8%, Managers 16.4%, Professionals 14.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Labourers 9.5%, Sales Workers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Primary Education 14 6.1 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 12 5.3 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 11 4.8 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Cake and Pastry Manufacturing (Factory based) 10 4.4 2,132 0.1 5,901 0.1
Accommodation 10 4.4 22,398 0.8 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in Swan Reach (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 6.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.3%, Takeaway Food Services 4.8%, Cake and Pastry Manufacturing (Factory based) 4.4% and Accommodation 4.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 486 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,212 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 900 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Swan Reach (Vic.) was $486.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 176 63.1 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 27 9.7 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 14 5.0 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 12 4.3 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Bus 6 2.2 28,761 1.1 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 6 2.2 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 196 70.8 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Swan Reach (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.1%, Worked at home 9.7%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Walked only 4.3% and Bus 2.2%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 429 68.0 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 142 22.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 86 13.6 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 131 20.8 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Swan Reach (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.5% 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, 20.8% 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
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 103 16.2 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 146 23.0 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 108 17.0 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 77 12.1 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Swan Reach (Vic.), 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 120 60.0 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 57 28.5 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 20 10.0 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 1.5 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Swan Reach (Vic.), 28.5% were couple families with children, 60.0% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Swan Reach (Vic.), 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% 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
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 22 12.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 2.3 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 33 18.8 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 19 10.8 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 9 5.1 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 60 34.1 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 13 7.4 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 16 9.1 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Swan Reach (Vic.), of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 18.8% 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 Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 297 86.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 48 13.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Swan Reach (Vic.), 86.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 282 94.9 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 15 5.1 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Swan Reach (Vic.), 94.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 5.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 7 2.3 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 32 10.7 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 43 14.4 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 128 43.0 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 77 25.8 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 3.7 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Swan Reach (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 10.7% had 1 bedroom, 14.4% had 2 bedrooms and 43.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 141 48.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 90 30.9 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 54 18.6 607,354 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 2.1 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Swan Reach (Vic.), 48.5% were owned outright, 30.9% were owned with a mortgage and 18.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 204 69.6 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 86 29.4 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.0 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Swan Reach (Vic.), of all households, 69.6% were family households, 29.4% were single person households and 1.0% were group households.

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Household income Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.6 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Swan Reach (Vic.), 31.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.3% 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 Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.0 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.0 -- 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 Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.1 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.9 -- 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 Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 16 5.5 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 81 27.7 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 117 40.1 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 66 22.6 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 12 4.1 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Swan Reach (Vic.), 27.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 66 22.5 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 215 73.4 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 12 4.1 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Swan Reach (Vic.), 73.4% 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.
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 5 55.6 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 4 44.4 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 33 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Swan Reach (Vic.), 55.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.4% were female. The median age was 33 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
Swan Reach (Vic.) % Swan Reach (Vic.) 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 1,212 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Swan Reach (Vic.), 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 $1,212.

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

In Swan Reach (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.