Port Fairy

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL215067
People 3,029
Male 46.9%
Female 53.1%
Median age 51
Families 776
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,052
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,107
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,560
Median weekly rent $270
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 1,419 46.9 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,607 53.1 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 25 0.8 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,029 people in Port Fairy. Of these 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

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Age Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 51 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 179 5.9 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 186 6.2 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 159 5.3 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 103 3.4 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 71 2.3 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 127 4.2 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 139 4.6 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 181 6.0 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 172 5.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 154 5.1 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 166 5.5 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 229 7.6 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 266 8.8 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 267 8.8 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 205 6.8 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 160 5.3 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 113 3.7 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 147 4.9 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Port Fairy was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.3% 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
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 1,373 54.8 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 53 2.1 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 218 8.7 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 242 9.7 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 621 24.8 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Port Fairy aged 15 years and over, 54.8% were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,088 53.2 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 241 11.8 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 716 35.0 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Port Fairy, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 54 6.9 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 124 15.8 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 96 12.2 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 4 0.5 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 61 7.8 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 47 6.0 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 20 2.5 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 33 4.2 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 45 5.7 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 12 1.5 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 291 37.0 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Port Fairy 25.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.4% were in primary school, 15.9% in secondary school and 10.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 568 22.7 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 240 9.6 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 75 3.0 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 314 12.6 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 270 10.8 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 177 7.1 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 230 9.2 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 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 240 9.6 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.1 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 340 13.6 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Fairy, 10.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 1,237 29.6 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,138 27.2 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 653 15.6 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 441 10.5 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 130 3.1 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Port Fairy were English 29.6%, Australian 27.2%, Irish 15.6%, Scottish 10.5% and German 3.1%.

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

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Country of birth Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,529 83.8 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 100 3.3 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 26 0.9 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 11 0.4 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
South Africa 11 0.4 27,184 0.5 162,449 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9 0.3 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2

In Port Fairy, 83.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.3%, New Zealand 0.9%, Netherlands 0.4%, South Africa 0.4% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 280 9.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 140 4.6 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 75 2.5 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,231 73.9 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Port Fairy, 73.9% 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 Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,327 77.1 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 153 5.1 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 39 1.3 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 31 1.0 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 29 1.0 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Port Fairy, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.1%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 1.0% and Netherlands 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 2,388 79.2 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 122 4.0 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 42 1.4 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Scotland 20 0.7 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 20 0.7 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6

In Port Fairy, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.2%, England 4.0%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 0.7% and Netherlands 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 990 32.6 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 817 26.9 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 389 12.8 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 320 10.5 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 185 6.1 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Port Fairy were No Religion, so described 32.6%, Catholic 26.9%, Anglican 12.8%, Not stated 10.5% and Uniting Church 6.1%. In Port Fairy, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
French 7 0.2 19,313 0.3 70,873 0.3
Afrikaans 6 0.2 5,560 0.1 43,741 0.2
Dutch 4 0.1 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
Italian 4 0.1 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Polish 4 0.1 15,175 0.3 48,083 0.2
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English only spoken at home 2,713 90.0 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 34 2.6 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Port Fairy 90.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 0.2%, Afrikaans 0.2%, Dutch 0.1%, Italian 0.1% and Polish 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 644 51.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 455 36.4 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 103 8.2 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 48 3.8 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,250 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Fairy. Of these 51.5% were employed full time, 36.4% were employed part-time and 3.8% 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
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 150 12.6 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 140 11.8 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 159 13.4 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 177 14.9 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 461 38.8 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Port Fairy, 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 284 23.9 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 215 18.1 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 152 12.8 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 149 12.5 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 120 10.1 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 112 9.4 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 83 7.0 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 59 5.0 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Port Fairy included Professionals 23.9%, Managers 18.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Labourers 10.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%, Sales Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Accommodation 63 5.7 22,398 0.8 113,377 1.1
Cafes and Restaurants 63 5.7 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Local Government Administration 58 5.2 38,163 1.4 142,724 1.3
Aged Care Residential Services 53 4.8 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 46 4.1 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Port Fairy, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 5.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 5.7%, Local Government Administration 5.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.8% and Primary Education 4.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 601 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,419 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,107 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Fairy was $601.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 742 62.9 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 76 6.4 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 75 6.4 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 39 3.3 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Truck 17 1.4 16,720 0.6 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 14 1.2 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 789 66.0 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Port Fairy, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.9%, Worked at home 6.4%, Walked only 6.4%, Car, as passenger 3.3% and Truck 1.4%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,794 71.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 668 26.7 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 305 12.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 925 36.8 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Port Fairy, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.7% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.8% 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
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 444 17.6 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 694 27.6 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 385 15.3 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 276 11.0 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Port Fairy, 27.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 409 52.3 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 272 34.8 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 91 11.6 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 10 1.3 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Port Fairy, 34.8% were couple families with children, 52.3% were couple families without children and 11.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 77.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Port Fairy, 22.3% of single parents were male and 77.7% 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
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 102 15.0 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 48 7.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 146 21.5 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 61 9.0 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 47 6.9 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 193 28.4 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 52 7.6 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 31 4.6 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Port Fairy, of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 7.1% had both employed part-time and 21.5% 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 Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,160 60.3 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 764 39.7 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Port Fairy, 60.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 39.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,057 91.1 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 58 5.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 18 1.6 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 14 1.2 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Fairy, 91.1% were separate houses, 5.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.6% were flats or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 31 2.7 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 242 21.0 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 556 48.2 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 292 25.3 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 33 2.9 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 Port Fairy, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 21.0% had 2 bedrooms and 48.2% 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
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 535 46.0 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 296 25.4 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 283 24.3 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 9 0.8 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 41 3.5 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Fairy, 46.0% were owned outright, 25.4% were owned with a mortgage and 24.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 766 65.9 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 372 32.0 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 24 2.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Port Fairy, of all households, 65.9% were family households, 32.0% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

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Household income Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 26.9 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.4 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Port Fairy, 26.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.4% 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 Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 270 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.5 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.5 -- 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 Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,560 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.9 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.1 -- 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 Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 76 6.5 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 422 36.3 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 461 39.6 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 149 12.8 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 56 4.8 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Port Fairy, 36.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 225 19.4 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 903 77.7 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 34 2.9 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Port Fairy, 77.7% 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.
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 14 63.6 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 8 36.4 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 13 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Port Fairy, 63.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 36.4% were female. The median age was 13 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
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 933 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Port Fairy, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $933.

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
Port Fairy % Port Fairy Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Port Fairy, 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.