Thomastown

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22492
People 20,523
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 38
Families 5,740
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 7,883
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,018
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $311
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
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 10,257 50.0 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 10,265 50.0 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 151 0.7 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 20,523 people in Thomastown. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

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Age Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,233 6.0 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,085 5.3 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,045 5.1 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,037 5.1 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,420 6.9 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,671 8.1 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,649 8.0 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,368 6.7 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,155 5.6 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,176 5.7 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,184 5.8 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,192 5.8 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,184 5.8 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,239 6.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,009 4.9 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 856 4.2 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 628 3.1 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 381 1.9 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Thomastown was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 8,853 51.6 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 617 3.6 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,153 6.7 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,150 6.7 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 5,383 31.4 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Thomastown aged 15 years and over, 51.6% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 7,997 49.8 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 806 5.0 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 7,243 45.1 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Thomastown, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 241 4.3 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 892 15.9 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 341 6.1 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 76 1.4 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 769 13.7 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 201 3.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 77 1.4 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 414 7.4 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 910 16.2 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 268 4.8 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,422 25.3 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Thomastown 27.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.3% were in primary school, 18.7% in secondary school and 23.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,167 12.6 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,185 6.9 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 321 1.9 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,622 9.5 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,334 19.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 959 5.6 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,358 7.9 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 14 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,300 19.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 691 4.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,820 10.6 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Thomastown, 19.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 3,011 12.6 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2
Australian 2,073 8.7 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Macedonian 2,027 8.5 43,582 0.6 98,441 0.3
English 1,731 7.3 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Greek 1,680 7.1 170,451 2.2 397,431 1.3

The most common ancestries in Thomastown were Italian 12.6%, Australian 8.7%, Macedonian 8.5%, English 7.3% and Greek 7.1%.

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 Thomastown (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 8,404 41.0 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Italy 1,376 6.7 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
India 1,293 6.3 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1,154 5.6 17,631 0.3 38,985 0.2
Vietnam 1,037 5.1 80,787 1.4 219,355 0.9
Greece 862 4.2 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4

In Thomastown, 41.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 6.7%, India 6.3%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 5.6%, Vietnam 5.1% and Greece 4.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 15,208 74.1 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 852 4.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 519 2.5 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,729 13.3 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Thomastown, 13.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 74.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,270 15.9 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 2,338 11.4 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1,720 8.4 34,801 0.6 76,055 0.3
Vietnam 1,660 8.1 119,353 2.0 320,208 1.4
India 1,600 7.8 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6

In Thomastown, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 15.9%, Italy 11.4%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 8.4%, Vietnam 8.1% and India 7.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,627 17.7 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Italy 2,235 10.9 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Vietnam 1,700 8.3 124,556 2.1 335,060 1.4
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1,684 8.2 32,957 0.6 71,888 0.3
India 1,599 7.8 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6

In Thomastown, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 17.7%, Italy 10.9%, Vietnam 8.3%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 8.2% and India 7.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Catholic 5,235 25.5 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Eastern Orthodox 3,108 15.1 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1
Islam 2,791 13.6 197,030 3.3 604,240 2.6
No Religion, so described 2,596 12.6 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,583 7.7 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Thomastown were Catholic 25.5%, Eastern Orthodox 15.1%, Islam 13.6%, No Religion, so described 12.6% and Not stated 7.7%. In Thomastown, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arabic 2,018 9.8 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Italian 1,863 9.1 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Macedonian 1,833 8.9 29,487 0.5 66,019 0.3
Vietnamese 1,556 7.6 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
Greek 1,392 6.8 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
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English only spoken at home 5,460 26.6 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 5,290 71.8 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Thomastown 26.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 9.8%, Italian 9.1%, Macedonian 8.9%, Vietnamese 7.6% and Greek 6.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,385 53.6 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,523 30.8 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 459 5.6 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 819 10.0 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 8,186 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Thomastown. Of these 53.6% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 10.0% 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
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 873 11.8 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 803 10.9 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 846 11.5 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,939 26.3 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,446 33.2 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Thomastown, 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Labourers 1,244 16.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,131 15.3 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 971 13.2 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 889 12.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 869 11.8 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 827 11.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 759 10.3 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 512 6.9 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Thomastown included Labourers 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Professionals 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 10.3% and Managers 6.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 221 3.0 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 209 2.9 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 203 2.8 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 201 2.8 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 199 2.7 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Thomastown, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.8% and Takeaway Food Services 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 425 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,111 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,018 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Thomastown was $425.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,797 65.0 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 623 8.4 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 394 5.3 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 146 2.0 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train, bus 115 1.6 21,010 0.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,060 14.4 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 5,376 72.9 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Thomastown, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.0%, Train 8.4%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Worked at home 2.0% and Train, bus 1.6%. On the day, 14.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 9,361 54.6 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,951 23.0 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,256 13.2 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,376 8.0 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Thomastown, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.0% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.0% 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
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,250 18.9 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,135 18.3 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,520 8.9 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,455 8.5 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Thomastown, 18.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,920 33.4 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,555 44.5 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,133 19.7 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 134 2.3 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Thomastown, 44.5% were couple families with children, 33.4% were couple families without children and 19.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Thomastown, 16.8% of single parents were male and 83.2% 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
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 504 11.3 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 149 3.3 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 528 11.8 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 759 17.0 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 318 7.1 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,783 39.9 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 197 4.4 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 231 5.2 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Thomastown, of couple families with children, 11.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 11.8% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,035 93.2 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 517 6.8 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Thomastown, 93.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 6,007 85.4 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 598 8.5 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 405 5.8 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 4 0.1 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Thomastown, 85.4% were separate houses, 8.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.8% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 25 0.4 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 134 1.9 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 844 12.0 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 4,500 64.0 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,301 18.5 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 227 3.2 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Thomastown, of occupied private dwellings 1.9% had 1 bedroom, 12.0% had 2 bedrooms and 64.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,102 44.1 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,714 24.4 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,880 26.7 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 43 0.6 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 295 4.2 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Thomastown, 44.1% were owned outright, 24.4% were owned with a mortgage and 26.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 5,448 77.5 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,412 20.1 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 173 2.5 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Thomastown, of all households, 77.5% were family households, 20.1% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 26.8 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Thomastown, 26.8% 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 Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 311 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.6 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.4 -- 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 Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.5 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.5 -- 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 Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 683 9.7 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,617 37.2 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,198 31.2 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,214 17.3 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 323 4.6 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Thomastown, 37.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,821 25.9 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,944 70.3 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 268 3.8 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Thomastown, 70.3% 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.
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 71 46.1 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 83 53.9 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Thomastown, 46.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.9% were female. The median age was 24 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
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,319 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Thomastown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,319.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Thomastown % Thomastown Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Thomastown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600.

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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.