Stawell

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL214017
People 5,520
Male 48.2%
Female 51.8%
Median age 47
Families 1,376
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 2,754
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $909
Median monthly mortgage repayments $953
Median weekly rent $175
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
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 2,662 48.2 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,861 51.8 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 106 1.9 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,520 people in Stawell. Of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

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Age Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 47 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 259 4.7 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 259 4.7 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 287 5.2 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 315 5.7 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 301 5.5 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 334 6.1 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 244 4.4 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 275 5.0 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 308 5.6 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 328 5.9 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 388 7.0 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 380 6.9 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 411 7.5 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 393 7.1 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 324 5.9 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 251 4.6 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 212 3.8 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 245 4.4 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Stawell was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 2,102 44.6 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 204 4.3 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 412 8.7 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 490 10.4 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,507 32.0 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Stawell aged 15 years and over, 44.6% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,802 44.7 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 387 9.6 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,843 45.7 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Stawell, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 68 5.0 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 252 18.6 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 75 5.5 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 7 0.5 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 227 16.8 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 65 4.8 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 8 0.6 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 53 3.9 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 59 4.4 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 29 2.1 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 512 37.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Stawell 24.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.9% were in primary school, 22.7% in secondary school and 8.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 383 8.1 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 320 6.8 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 174 3.7 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 650 13.8 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 543 11.5 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 441 9.4 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 568 12.1 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 6 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 756 16.1 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 55 1.2 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 695 14.8 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Stawell, 11.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 2,421 33.7 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,351 32.8 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 547 7.6 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 533 7.4 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
German 275 3.8 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Stawell were English 33.7%, Australian 32.8%, Scottish 7.6%, Irish 7.4% and German 3.8%.

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

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Country of birth Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 4,613 83.7 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 89 1.6 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Philippines 37 0.7 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0
New Zealand 33 0.6 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 32 0.6 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Taiwan 27 0.5 9,900 0.2 46,822 0.2

In Stawell, 83.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.6%, Philippines 0.7%, New Zealand 0.6%, India 0.6% and Taiwan 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 513 9.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 225 4.1 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 144 2.6 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,176 75.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Stawell, 75.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 4,355 79.1 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 195 3.5 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 64 1.2 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Philippines 39 0.7 60,659 1.0 270,177 1.2
Netherlands 38 0.7 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Stawell, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.1%, England 3.5%, New Zealand 1.2%, Philippines 0.7% and Netherlands 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 4,424 80.6 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 171 3.1 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 52 0.9 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Philippines 51 0.9 72,348 1.2 325,049 1.4
India 35 0.6 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6

In Stawell, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.6%, England 3.1%, New Zealand 0.9%, Philippines 0.9% and India 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,911 34.6 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 901 16.3 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 755 13.7 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7
Anglican 664 12.0 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 571 10.3 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Stawell were No Religion, so described 34.6%, Catholic 16.3%, Uniting Church 13.7%, Anglican 12.0% and Not stated 10.3%. In Stawell, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 39 0.7 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Tamil 23 0.4 25,662 0.4 73,161 0.3
Malayalam 12 0.2 16,950 0.3 53,206 0.2
Tagalog 11 0.2 23,054 0.4 111,273 0.5
Filipino 10 0.2 17,777 0.3 71,220 0.3
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English only spoken at home 4,858 88.2 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 103 4.2 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Stawell 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.7%, Tamil 0.4%, Malayalam 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2% and Filipino 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,279 55.2 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 745 32.2 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 147 6.3 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 144 6.2 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,315 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Stawell. Of these 55.2% were employed full time, 32.2% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 247 11.4 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 217 10.0 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 279 12.8 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 346 15.9 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 931 42.9 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Stawell, 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Labourers 454 20.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 353 16.3 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 273 12.6 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 254 11.7 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 231 10.6 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 214 9.9 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 196 9.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 163 7.5 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Stawell included Labourers 20.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.6%, Professionals 11.7%, Managers 10.6%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Meat Processing 244 11.6 6,399 0.2 28,852 0.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 120 5.7 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 99 4.7 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Local Government Administration 85 4.1 38,163 1.4 142,724 1.3
Gold Ore Mining 78 3.7 1,661 0.1 20,141 0.2

Of the employed people in Stawell, the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat Processing 11.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.7%, Local Government Administration 4.1% and Gold Ore Mining 3.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 519 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,273 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 909 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Stawell was $519.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,499 69.1 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 126 5.8 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 114 5.3 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 66 3.0 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 20 0.9 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 15 0.7 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,636 75.4 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Stawell, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.1%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Walked only 5.3%, Worked at home 3.0% and Bicycle 0.9%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,040 64.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,092 23.2 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 592 12.6 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,149 24.3 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Stawell, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.2% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.3% 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
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 815 17.3 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,202 25.5 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 553 11.7 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 468 9.9 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Stawell, 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 661 48.3 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 453 33.1 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 228 16.7 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 26 1.9 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Stawell, 33.1% were couple families with children, 48.3% were couple families without children and 16.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Stawell, 18.7% of single parents were male and 81.3% 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
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 179 16.1 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 48 4.3 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 219 19.7 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 123 11.1 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 79 7.1 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 335 30.2 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 67 6.0 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 61 5.5 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Stawell, of couple families with children, 16.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 19.7% 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 Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,275 89.2 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 276 10.8 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Stawell, 89.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,053 90.2 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 49 2.2 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 150 6.6 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 7 0.3 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Stawell, 90.2% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.6% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.1 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 88 3.9 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 426 18.7 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,235 54.3 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 462 20.3 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 62 2.7 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Stawell, of occupied private dwellings 3.9% had 1 bedroom, 18.7% had 2 bedrooms and 54.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 947 41.4 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 614 26.9 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 632 27.7 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 17 0.7 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 75 3.3 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Stawell, 41.4% were owned outright, 26.9% were owned with a mortgage and 27.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 1,367 59.7 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 831 36.3 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 90 3.9 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Stawell, of all households, 59.7% were family households, 36.3% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

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Household income Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 32.6 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.2 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Stawell, 32.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.2% 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 Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 175 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.2 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.8 -- 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 Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 953 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.7 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.3 -- 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 Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 183 8.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 888 38.8 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 754 33.0 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 339 14.8 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 124 5.4 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Stawell, 38.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 616 27.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,598 70.0 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 70 3.1 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Stawell, 70.0% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 60 60.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 40 40.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Stawell, 60.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 40.0% were female. The median age was 25 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 875 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Stawell, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $875.

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
Stawell % Stawell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 173 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Stawell, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $173 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.

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.