Dale

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC50371
People 216
Male 51.9%
Female 48.1%
Median age 50
Families 64
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 108
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,781
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $125
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.9

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 111 51.9 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 103 48.1 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 0 0.0 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 216 people in Dale. Of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

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Age Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 10 4.5 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 15 6.8 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 17 7.7 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 0 0.0 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3 1.4 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 6 2.7 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 6 2.7 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8 3.6 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 23 10.5 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 16 7.3 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 22 10.0 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 14 6.4 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 15 6.8 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 27 12.3 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 21 9.5 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 11 5.0 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 1.4 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 1.4 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Dale was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 119 68.0 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3 1.7 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 13 7.4 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 7 4.0 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 33 18.9 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Dale aged 15 years and over, 68.0% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 91 60.3 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 24 15.9 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 36 23.8 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Dale, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 21 42.9 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 6.1 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3 6.1 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3 6.1 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 6.1 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 16 32.7 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Dale 21.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.9% were in primary school, 10.2% in secondary school and 12.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 20 10.6 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 17 9.0 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 6 3.2 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 24 12.8 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 19 10.1 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 8 4.3 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 43 22.9 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 15 8.0 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 19 10.1 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Dale, 10.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 131 44.7 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 83 28.3 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 18 6.1 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 14 4.8 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 8 2.7 73,062 2.2 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Dale were English 44.7%, Australian 28.3%, Scottish 6.1%, Irish 4.8% and German 2.7%.

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

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Country of birth Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 145 69.4 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 29 13.9 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
South Africa 7 3.3 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
Germany 4 1.9 10,958 0.4 102,595 0.4
Italy 3 1.4 19,210 0.8 174,042 0.7
Zimbabwe 3 1.4 11,649 0.5 34,787 0.1

In Dale, 69.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 13.9%, South Africa 3.3%, Germany 1.9%, Italy 1.4% and Zimbabwe 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 70 32.9 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 22 10.3 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 10 4.7 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 98 46.0 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Dale, 46.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 110 55.3 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 46 23.1 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
South Africa 5 2.5 46,181 1.9 190,816 0.8
New Zealand 4 2.0 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Germany 4 2.0 16,859 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Dale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 55.3%, England 23.1%, South Africa 2.5%, New Zealand 2.0% and Germany 2.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 118 57.6 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 47 22.9 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 4 2.0 34,261 1.4 155,231 0.7
Germany 4 2.0 17,930 0.7 169,618 0.7
South Africa 4 2.0 47,681 1.9 193,412 0.8

In Dale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 57.6%, England 22.9%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.0%, Germany 2.0% and South Africa 2.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Anglican 61 29.8 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 60 29.3 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 29 14.1 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 28 13.7 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Baptist 10 4.9 42,116 1.7 345,142 1.5

The most common responses for religion in Dale were Anglican 29.8%, No Religion, so described 29.3%, Not stated 14.1%, Catholic 13.7% and Baptist 4.9%. In Dale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 4 1.9 14,208 0.6 43,741 0.2
German 3 1.4 9,320 0.4 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 196 91.2 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4 4.5 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Dale 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Afrikaans 1.9% and German 1.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 60 53.1 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 37 32.7 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 13 11.5 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3 2.7 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 113 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dale. Of these 53.1% were employed full time, 32.7% were employed part-time and 2.7% 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
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 5 5.1 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 3 3.1 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 23 23.5 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 8 8.2 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 52 53.1 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Dale, 5.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 31 32.0 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 20 20.6 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 12 12.4 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Professionals 11 11.3 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 11 11.3 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 6 6.2 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 3 3.1 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 3 3.1 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Dale included Managers 32.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.4%, Professionals 11.3%, Labourers 11.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 3.1% and Sales Workers 3.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 20 29.4 4,107 0.4 15,056 0.1
Other Grain Growing 5 7.4 4,000 0.3 19,053 0.2
Hairdressing and Beauty Services 5 7.4 9,928 0.9 88,901 0.8
Iron Ore Mining 4 5.9 28,510 2.5 33,163 0.3
Gold Ore Mining 4 5.9 12,768 1.1 20,141 0.2

Of the employed people in Dale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 29.4%, Other Grain Growing 7.4%, Hairdressing and Beauty Services 7.4%, Iron Ore Mining 5.9% and Gold Ore Mining 5.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 821 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,875 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,781 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dale was $821.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 50 51.0 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 19 19.4 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 4 4.1 11,730 1.0 107,756 1.0
Bus 3 3.1 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
Truck 3 3.1 8,503 0.7 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 2.9 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 50 52.1 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Dale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.0%, Worked at home 19.4%, Bicycle 4.1%, Bus 3.1% and Truck 3.1%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 52.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 131 75.3 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 47 27.2 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 24 13.9 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 45 25.3 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Dale, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.2% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 29 16.9 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 49 28.5 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 28 16.3 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 23 13.4 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Dale, 28.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 34 56.7 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 22 36.7 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 4 6.7 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Dale, 36.7% were couple families with children, 56.7% were couple families without children and 6.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 50.0 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 50.0 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Dale, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% 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
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 9 19.1 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 6.4 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 10 21.3 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4 8.5 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 15 31.9 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 3 6.4 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 6.4 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Dale, of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 6.4% had both employed part-time and 21.3% 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 Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 78 72.9 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 29 27.1 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Dale, 72.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 75 96.2 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 3.8 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Dale, 96.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 10 13.7 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 29 39.7 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 29 39.7 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 6.8 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Dale, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.7% had 2 bedrooms and 39.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 37 45.7 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 30 37.0 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 11 13.6 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 3 3.7 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Dale, 45.7% were owned outright, 37.0% were owned with a mortgage and 13.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 66 83.5 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 13 16.5 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Dale, of all households, 83.5% were family households, 16.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.1 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 19.4 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Dale, 16.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.4% 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 Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 125 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.9 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.1 -- 9.7 -- 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 Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.7 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.3 -- 8.6 -- 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 Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 3 3.7 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 10 12.3 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 23 28.4 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 41 50.6 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 4 4.9 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Dale, 12.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 50.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 8 10.0 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 69 86.2 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 3.8 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Dale, 86.2% 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.
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 0 0.0 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 0 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Dale, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Dale, 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
Dale % Dale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Dale, 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.