Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part)

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 47,974 people in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part). Of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.0% of the population.

Of people in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part) aged 15 years and over, 44.5% were married and 13.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part) 30.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.5% were in primary school, 20.6% in secondary school and 19.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part) were English 28.6%, Australian 28.4%, Irish 10.2%, Scottish 8.1% and German 5.5%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 81.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.9%, India 1.2%, New Zealand 1.0%, Philippines 0.6% and Bhutan 0.6%.

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 69.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.5%, England 3.7%, India 1.5%, New Zealand 1.5% and Bhutan 1.0%.

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.3%, England 3.2%, India 1.5%, New Zealand 1.4% and Bhutan 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part) were No Religion, so described 27.7%, Catholic 25.4%, Anglican 16.7%, Not stated 9.4% and Uniting Church 4.1%. In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part) 86.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Nepali 1.1%, Punjabi 0.6%, Mandarin 0.3%, Greek 0.3% and Hindi 0.3%.

Employment

There were 22,979 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part). Of these 55.0% were employed full time, 32.9% were employed part-time and 7.1% 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.

Of employed people in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part) included Professionals 19.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Managers 10.5%, Labourers 10.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.9%.

Of the employed people in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.4% and Takeaway Food Services 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part) was $634.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.3%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Walked only 3.4%, Worked at home 3.0% and Bicycle 1.0%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.5% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 39.5% were couple families with children, 40.6% were couple families without children and 18.5% were one parent families.

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), of couple families with children, 19.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 25.4% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 88.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 79.3% were separate houses, 18.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 22.4% had 2 bedrooms and 43.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 30.0% were owned outright, 31.3% were owned with a mortgage and 35.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), of all households, 64.0% were family households, 31.8% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 25.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 38.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 78.6% 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.

People characteristics

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), 48.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.2% were female. The median age was 20 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.

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $912.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,313.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)