Bairnsdale

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL213002
People 12,952
Male 46.6%
Female 53.4%
Median age 44
Families 3,204
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 6,084
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $948
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $240
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 6,033 46.6 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,918 53.4 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 498 3.8 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,952 people in Bairnsdale. Of these 46.6% were male and 53.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population.

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Age Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 802 6.2 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 770 5.9 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 725 5.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 719 5.5 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 734 5.7 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 744 5.7 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 722 5.6 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 639 4.9 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 685 5.3 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 723 5.6 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 750 5.8 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 833 6.4 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 822 6.3 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 903 7.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 734 5.7 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 626 4.8 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 487 3.8 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 542 4.2 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bairnsdale was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 4,779 44.8 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 415 3.9 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,070 10.0 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 998 9.4 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,399 31.9 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bairnsdale aged 15 years and over, 44.8% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,892 44.1 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,007 11.4 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,921 44.5 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Bairnsdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 190 5.0 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 622 16.2 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 196 5.1 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 119 3.1 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 421 11.0 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 230 6.0 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 63 1.6 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 230 6.0 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 176 4.6 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 78 2.0 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,506 39.3 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Bairnsdale 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.3% were in primary school, 18.7% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,090 10.2 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 850 8.0 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 316 3.0 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,668 15.7 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,184 11.1 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 822 7.7 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,193 11.2 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 13 0.1 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 1,348 12.7 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 46 0.4 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,836 17.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bairnsdale, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 5,520 32.3 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 5,141 30.1 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 1,293 7.6 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 1,273 7.5 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
German 518 3.0 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Bairnsdale were Australian 32.3%, English 30.1%, Scottish 7.6%, Irish 7.5% and German 3.0%.

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

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Country of birth Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 10,177 78.8 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 354 2.7 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 126 1.0 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 84 0.7 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0
Germany 71 0.5 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4
India 65 0.5 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9

In Bairnsdale, 78.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.0%, Philippines 0.7%, Germany 0.5% and India 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,595 12.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 608 4.7 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 460 3.6 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 8,827 68.1 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Bairnsdale, 68.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 9,364 72.4 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 614 4.7 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 179 1.4 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 165 1.3 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 137 1.1 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Bairnsdale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.4%, England 4.7%, Italy 1.4%, New Zealand 1.3% and Netherlands 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 9,533 73.7 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 599 4.6 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 162 1.3 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
New Zealand 161 1.2 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Scotland 129 1.0 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Bairnsdale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.7%, England 4.6%, Italy 1.3%, New Zealand 1.2% and Scotland 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,459 34.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,425 18.7 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,206 17.0 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,635 12.6 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 638 4.9 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Bairnsdale were No Religion, so described 34.4%, Catholic 18.7%, Anglican 17.0%, Not stated 12.6% and Uniting Church 4.9%. In Bairnsdale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 79 0.6 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 53 0.4 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Vietnamese 45 0.3 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
German 43 0.3 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Filipino 33 0.3 17,777 0.3 71,220 0.3
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English only spoken at home 11,081 85.6 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 316 5.8 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Bairnsdale 85.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.6%, Mandarin 0.4%, Vietnamese 0.3%, German 0.3% and Filipino 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,654 51.3 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,849 35.7 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 339 6.5 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 336 6.5 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 5,178 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bairnsdale. Of these 51.3% were employed full time, 35.7% were employed part-time and 6.5% 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
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 609 12.5 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 533 11.0 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 711 14.6 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 888 18.3 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,774 36.5 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bairnsdale, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 746 15.4 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 725 15.0 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 717 14.8 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 637 13.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 586 12.1 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 538 11.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 508 10.5 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 298 6.2 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Bairnsdale included Professionals 15.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Labourers 14.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, Sales Workers 12.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Managers 10.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 275 5.7 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 165 3.4 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Cake and Pastry Manufacturing (Factory based) 155 3.2 2,132 0.1 5,901 0.1
Primary Education 127 2.6 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 125 2.6 43,766 1.6 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Bairnsdale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 5.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%, Cake and Pastry Manufacturing (Factory based) 3.2%, Primary Education 2.6% and Secondary Education 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 549 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,226 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 948 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bairnsdale was $549.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,435 71.1 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 252 5.2 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 161 3.3 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 139 2.9 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 68 1.4 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 29 0.6 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,714 76.6 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bairnsdale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.1%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Walked only 3.3%, Worked at home 2.9% and Bicycle 1.4%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,876 64.5 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,613 24.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,310 12.3 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,320 21.8 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Bairnsdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.5% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.8% 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
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,881 17.6 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,548 23.9 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,291 12.1 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,156 10.8 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bairnsdale, 23.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,407 43.9 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,110 34.6 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 641 20.0 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 49 1.5 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bairnsdale, 34.6% were couple families with children, 43.9% were couple families without children and 20.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Bairnsdale, 15.2% of single parents were male and 84.8% 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
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 357 14.2 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 112 4.5 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 543 21.6 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 292 11.6 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 192 7.6 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 695 27.6 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 145 5.8 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 178 7.1 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Bairnsdale, of couple families with children, 14.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 21.6% 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 Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,973 88.6 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 643 11.4 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Bairnsdale, 88.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,469 89.9 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 314 6.3 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 101 2.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 24 0.5 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bairnsdale, 89.9% were separate houses, 6.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 5 0.1 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 163 3.3 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 965 19.4 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,516 50.6 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,118 22.5 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 201 4.0 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bairnsdale, of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 19.4% had 2 bedrooms and 50.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,786 35.9 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,350 27.1 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,555 31.3 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 56 1.1 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 228 4.6 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bairnsdale, 35.9% were owned outright, 27.1% were owned with a mortgage and 31.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 3,174 63.8 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,672 33.6 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 130 2.6 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Bairnsdale, of all households, 63.8% were family households, 33.6% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

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Household income Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 29.9 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.7 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Bairnsdale, 29.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.7% 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 Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 240 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.3 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.7 -- 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 Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 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 Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 344 6.9 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,932 38.9 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,681 33.8 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 706 14.2 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 306 6.2 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Bairnsdale, 38.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,133 22.8 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,621 72.9 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 216 4.3 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bairnsdale, 72.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 241 48.5 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 256 51.5 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Bairnsdale, 48.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.5% 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 879 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Bairnsdale, 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 $879.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 224 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,361 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Bairnsdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $224 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,361.

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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.